Males can be said to be ‘weaker’ genetically because they are predisposed to disorders that are a result of sexually linked transmission. This is mainly because their genotype for ‘male’ is “spelled” as: A. XX B. DNA C. XY D. BB

Males can be said to be ‘weaker’ genetically because they are predisposed to disorders that are a result of sexually linked transmission. This is mainly because their genotype for ‘male’ is “spelled” as: A. XX B. DNA C. XY D. BB

Name: Males can be said to be ‘weaker’ genetically because they are predispo
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T06:43:04.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: Males can be said to be ‘weaker’ genetically because they are predisposed to disorders that are a result of sexually linked transmission. This is mainly because their genotype for ‘male’ is “spelled” as: A.XX B.DNA C.XY D.BB

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305967359

Author:STARR

Publisher:STARR

Chapter38: Reproduction And Development

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8SA

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The sex of a newborn baby is determined by the chromosome inherited from: A) The Father B) The Mother C) The Father's Father D) Both A & B
A male has male pattern baldness, an x-linked recessive trait. Which of the following could be his genotype? Group of answer choices A.) XbYb B.) bb C.) XBY D.) XbY
What is a potential carcinogen? a. any substance that damages DNA b. any pollutant c. any toxic chemical d. any chemical
Which of the following statements is true? a. No sperm cells have Y chromosomes. b. All sperm cells have X chromosomes. c. No sperm cells have X chromosomes. d. All sperm cells have Y chromosomes. e. none of the above is true
Consanguinity is having offspring together who are blood-related. Their children have a higher risk of having a second child with an autosomal recessive condition A. Both statements are correct B. Both statements are incorrect C. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect D. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect
Hemophilia is a disease caused by a gene found on the X chromosome. Therefore, it is a sex-linked disease which is caused by the recessive allele. Suppose, a man with hemophilia marries a woman who is homozygous dominant for the trait. Predict the genotype of the man. (XH = normal; Xh= hemophiliac) * a. XH Y b. XHXh c. XhXh d. Xh Y
A couple wish to have children, but the father has an X-linkedrecessive trait. Assuming that the mother does not carry thetrait, what percentage of their sons may inherit the trait?a. 0% d. 75%b. 25% e. 100%c. 50%
Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disease. A hemophilic man marries a woman who is not a carrier of the disease. (a) Draw a Punnett square showing the genotypes of their children. (b) What are the chances that their daughters will be carriers of the disease? (c) What percentage of their children are likely to have the disease?
What are the types of gametes that can be produced by an individual with the genotype AaBb? a. Aa,Bb b. AA, aa, BB. bb c. AB, Ab, aB, ab d. AB,ab
Baldness is a phenomenon where individuals lose hair as they grow older. As an X-linked recessive gene, what instances do females manifest this trait? a. heterozygous recessive b. heterozygous dominant c. homozygous recessive d. homozygous dominant
Suppose a man who does not have Duchenne muscular dystrophy had a child with a woman who is a carrier of the disease. If the child is a female, what is the probability that she has the disease? a. 0% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75% e. 100%
What is the karyotype for men who have an extra Y chromosome? Discuss all the ways you can test for this abnormality.