Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 4, Problem 15QP
Analysis of X-Linked Dominant and Recessive Traits
The X and Y chromosomes are structurally and genetically distinct. However, they do pair during meiosis at a small region near the tips of their short arms, indicating that the chromosomes are homologous in this region. If a gene lies in this region, will its pattern of transmission be more like that of a sex-linked gene or an autosomal gene? Why?
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