Sex-linked Inheritance

25 July 2022
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Which allele combination represents a female who is a carrier for an X-linked recessive disorder?
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XRXr
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How are sex-linked traits inherited?
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Alleles are passed from the parents' sex chromosomes to the sex chromosomes in the offspring.
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Which symbol is used to label a male that expresses a sex-linked disorder on a pedigree?
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D (Square 100% filled in)
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Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. What is the probability of having hemophilia for the cross that is shown in the Punnett square?
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50 percent
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Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder (Xh) that is passed through generations and can be traced by using a pedigree. Based on the pedigree that is shown, which describes John?
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does not have hemophilia
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disorder. What is the probability that a female offspring of the cross that is shown above would have a recessive allele for Duchenne muscular dystrophy disorder?
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100 percent
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Which pedigree symbol is used to represent a female carrier of a recessive X-linked trait?
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B ( half circle filled in )
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Which is not considered a sex-linked trait?
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purple flower color in pea plants
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Which statement about inheritance is true?
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Fathers always determine the gender of the offspring in humans.
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Which allele combination represents a female who has a heterozygous sex-linked trait?
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XRXr