Sex link

Cards (2)

  • Sex linkage
    . The Y chromosome is smaller than the X chromosome so carries less alleles and genes
    . Woman=XX
    . Man= XY
    . A man's Y chromosome can't combat a recessive gene on the X chromosome like colour blindness with a dominant gene for colour on the Y like women can do with their other X chromosome as Y cannot carry the gene for either colour or not so the male will be colourblind
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