Y Linked

I want to know if I have this correct because I am confused. I think this is x-linked recessive is that right :?: since it can fall into this category 1.Usually more males than females are affected. 2. Affected sons are usually born to unaffected mothers; thus, ...

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... explanation as to why genome sequencing results are consistent with inferences based on the fossil record? Now I will quote one of the linked articles. bad mutations are physically linked to good mutations,2 so that they cannot be separated in inheritance (to get rid of the bad and ...

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Genes for color blindness and hemophilia are linked on the X-chromosome in humans with a recombination frequency of 30%. A woman whose father was a color blind hemophiliac and mother was normal with no history of color blindness and hemophilia ...

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This might get you partway there. Dystrophin is a sex-linked disease carried on the X (sex) chromosome. It behaves as a recessive in females (who have two alleles for dystrophin) and as a dominant in males (who have only one dystrophin gene on their ...

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... and the other half would have the dominant allele?Or 1/2 is not enough to cause color blindness?And I'd like to know if it's true with other X linked diseases.

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