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Understanding Sex Linkage and Traits

This document discusses sex linkage and recombination. It explains that some traits are located on the sex chromosomes and their inheritance depends on the parent's sex. Sex is determined by the sex chromosomes contributed from the sperm and egg, with the sperm determining if it is male or female. Most sex-linked traits are X-linked and carried on the X chromosome. Examples of sex-linked disorders are given, which usually affect males since they only have one X chromosome. The document provides examples of how color blindness is inherited through families in a sex-linked pattern.

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Understanding Sex Linkage and Traits

This document discusses sex linkage and recombination. It explains that some traits are located on the sex chromosomes and their inheritance depends on the parent's sex. Sex is determined by the sex chromosomes contributed from the sperm and egg, with the sperm determining if it is male or female. Most sex-linked traits are X-linked and carried on the X chromosome. Examples of sex-linked disorders are given, which usually affect males since they only have one X chromosome. The document provides examples of how color blindness is inherited through families in a sex-linked pattern.

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Explaining Sex Linkage

And Recombination
Module 11
Lesson Objectives:

 Illustrate the transmission of an X-linked and a Y-linked


character.
 Compute the probability of the occurrence of a sex linked
trait
Sex-linked Inheritance

Some traits are located on the sex


chromosomes, so the inheritance of
these traits depends on the sex of
the parent carrying the trait
Sex linked traits are controlled by
genes located on the sex
chromosomes
SEX DETERMINATION
 The sex of an individual is determined by
the sex chromosomes contributed to the
zygote by the sperm and the egg
 An egg can donate an X
 A sperm can donate an X or Y
 Therefore the sperm determines the sex
of a child
SEX LINKED

 Most known sex-linked


traits are X-linked
(carried on the X
chromosome). This is
probably because the X
chromosome is much
larger than the Y
chromosome.
EXAMPLES OF SEX-LINKED TRAITS and DISORDERS

 Male pattern baldness, red-green color blindness (people with


deuteranomaly and protanomaly), myopia, night blindness, hemophilia
Who is usually affected by Sex-Linked Disorders?

 MEN! Genes for certain traits are on the X


chromosome only…
 Since Men only have one X chromosome then
they are more likely to have the disorder
 Women are somewhat protected since they
have two X chromosomes and are less likely to
inherit receive disorders.
 If women receive a recessive gene on one X
chromosome, they are called “carriers” because
they “carry” the gene but don’t express the
disorder
COLOR BLINDNESS
 Affected males never pass the disease to their sons
 Men give their “Y” to their sons!
 Affected males pass the defective X chromosome to all of
their daughters, who are described as carriers
 This means they carry the disease-causing allele but generally
show no symptoms
 Female carriers pass the defective X chromosome to…
 half their sons (affected by the disease)
 half their daughters (who are carriers)
 The other children inherit the normal copy of the chromosome
Sample Problem
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