Sex linked disorders

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    • The genotype of females XX allows them to carry the disorder but feel no symptoms. Males XY only have one X so if its affected they will experience symptoms.
    • What type of chromosomes are related to sex linked disorders?
      X
    • We use crosses to show us the inheritance of sex-linked disorders as well as showing how common they are in each sex.
    • Blood clotting disorder caused by a recessive allele.

      Haemophilia
    • The letter H is used for haemophilia alleles.
    • Pedigree diagram show the lineage of a family.
    • Sex linked disorder must always have two sex chromosomes (XX or XY) with a superscript allele letter on one/both X chromosomes.
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