8.3 Flashcards
autosomal traits are on ___
autosomes
sex-linked chromosomes are on _____
sex chromosomes
XX
female
XY
male
only ______ have y-linked traits
males
rarer traits are usually ______ traits
autosomal
carrier
heterozygous genotype
pedigree
a way to track traits in generations
a circle represents a ______ in a pedigree
female
a square represents a ______ in a pedigree
male
a filled in shape represents a ______ in a pedigree
affected individual
a half filled in shape represents a ______ in a pedigree
carrier
a triangle represents a ______ in a pedigree
miscarriage
for sex-linked dominant traits males and females only need ___
one
_____ are more likely to get a sex-linked recessive trait
males
2 affected parents can not have an unaffected offspring if the trait is ____
autosomal recessive
