Sex Linked Inheritance

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Sex Linked Inheritance: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Holandric Inheritance, Sex differentiating Traits, Sex-limited Traits, Sex-influenced Traits and, Sex Linked Inheritance

Important Questions on Sex Linked Inheritance

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A female has two X chromosomes, one carrying allele for colour blindness and other for Haemophilia, and this female marries to a colourblind man. What is the percentage of offspring to get affected by both disorders?

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What are sex linked traits?

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What are the three levels of sex differentiation?

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What are the classifications of sex traits?

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What is sex differentiation?

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Completely sex-linked genes are located on _______.

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The X-linked recessive disorder of man is

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Assertion (A): X-linked recessive disorders are expressed more in males than the females
Reason (R): Males are hemizygous

The correct option among the following is

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A woman with albinic father marries an albinic man, the proportion of her progeny is

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Sex-linked genes are present on _____.

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A gene located on Y-chromosome and therefore, transmitted from father to son is known as:

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What are the chances that a man with X-linked disorder will pass it to his sons? 

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Which one is related to haemophilia?

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Which of the following disease show criss-cross pattern of inheritance? 

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If a gene follows a criss-cross pattern of inheritance, it is a

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Condition in which hairy pinna is observed is

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Holandric genes are found only in

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Inheritance of total colour blindness is