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What traits like colorblindness that are carried on the x chromosome are what genes?
Traits carried on the x chromosome are said to be sex-linked
Is hemophilia a pattern inheritance?
Hemophilia is a sex linked gene carried in the x chromosome.
Is fragile x syndrome sex linked?
Yes. It is found as a mutation on the X chromosome (a sex chromosome) so it is sex linked. The gene for Fragile X is carried on the X chromosome. Because both males (XY) and females (XX) have at least one X chromosome, both can pass on the mutated gene to their children.
What does X-linked mean as it relates to chromosomes?
X-linked refers to a gene carried on the X chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes.
Where is a human X-linked gene found?
A Y-linked gene is a gene that is carried on the Y chromosome, a sex chromosome found only in male cells. In humans, the most commonly mentioned Y-linked gene encodes a protein called testis-determining factor (TDF). As the name suggests, TDF prompts the development of the testes. Since only genetic males have a Y chromosome, only males express TDF and go on to develop testes. In general, genes carried on the sex chromosomes (X and Y) are considered to be "linked" to that chromosome. Genes carried on the X chromosome are considered X-linked in the same way that TDF is considered Y-linked.
What are genes carried on the X chromosome?
A gene that is found on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome is a sex-linked gene. That is why men tend to get only certain diseases. For instance, certain types of color blindness are recessive and carried only on the X chromosome. So if the mother carries the gene, then if the father donates another X, thus creating a daughter, then she will likely not have color blindness, since the father's X chromosome should balance it out if he doesn't have color blindness. However, a son with the affected gene from the mother would be certain to get it since that is the only gene he has concerning the red and green vision receptors.
Where is the gene for Btk?
The gene for Btk is on the X chromosome
Why is hemophilia considered to be a sex link trait?
Because the gene that causes hemophilia is located on the X chromosome, so it will occur in males more frequently than in females.
Why does a female with a gene for a sex-linked disorder usually appear normal?
A female with a gene for a genetic disorder will usually only have it on one of her two X chromosomes. The other chromosome will carry the healthy version of the gene, which will carry out that gene's function when the other chromosome cannot. Males will exhibit the disease if they have the gene as a male human only has one X chromosome. So, in order for a female to have a genetic disorder carried on her sex chromosome her mother would have to have the defective gene and her father would have the disorder.
What is a sex linked gene?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
What is sex-linked gene?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
What gene is sex-linked?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
