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Unit 3 Part 1 - Chapter 15 (Chromosomal Inheritance)
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Sex-linked gene? Y-linked genes? X-Linked genes?
Author: AMRIT KAURAnswer:
- A gene that is located on either sex chromosome is called a sex-linked gene - Genes on the Y chromosome are called Y-linked genes - Many Y-linked genes are related to sex determination - Only 78 genes, coding for about 25 proteins, have been identified on the human Y chromosome - Genes on the X chromosome are called X-linked genes; the human X chromosome contains about 1,100 genes - X chromosomes have genes for many characters unrelated to sex
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