characteristics of x-linked recessive inheritance Flashcards
x linked recessive inheritance occurs more in which gender
males
what is the only way a female can express an x-linked recessive disease
must inherit two copies of the recessive allele (one
from each parent) to express the disease,
what is the way a male can express an x-linked recessive disease
males need
only one copy (from the mother) to express the disease
why are x-linked recessive trait never be passed from father to son
father can give a son only a Y chromosome
how are x linked recessive traits passed from father to daughter
Gene is passed from an affected father to all his daughters, who, as
phenotypically normal carriers
name examples of x-linked recessive diseases
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Osteogenesis
Imperfecta, Hemophilia A