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What must be true for a male individual to be a carrier of a Y-linked recessive allele? A. The gene has no other alleles.

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Chapter7: The Cellular Basis Of Inheritance

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What must be true for a male individual to be a carrier of a Y-linked recessive allele?

A. The gene has no other alleles.

B. The gene is only expressed in females.

C. The gene is silenced on the Y chromosome.

D. The gene is also found on the X chromosome.

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