Which of the following statements is TRUE of sex-linked traits on the X chromosome?

A. Males always inherit these traits from their mothers.
B. Females are considered hemizygous for sex-linked traits on the X-chromosome.
C. Males always inherit these traits from their fathers.
D. Only females have sex-linked traits on the X chromosome.
E. Only females pass on X chromosomes.

Sex chromosome in male in XY and in female is XX.

Males are heterozygous and females are homozygous.

In males, the Y comes from father and X comes from mother.

In females, one X comes from father and another X comes from mother.

So correct statement regarding X chromosome is:

A. Males always inherit these traits from their mothers.

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batolisis batolisis · Answer 2 · 2021-11-04T10:04:34+01:00

The true statement about the sex-linked traits on the X-chromosome is

( A ) Males always inherit these traits from their mothers

The male is made up of the X and Y chromosome while the female is made of the X-chromosome which makes the females to be h0m0zygous in nature while the males are heterozygous. during reproduction the males inherits the X-chromosome from their mother while the Y chromosome is inherited from their father because the male gamete is made up of X and Y chromosomes.

Hence we can conclude that the true statement is the X-chromosome is the males always inherit these traits from their mothers

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