Y and X chromosome linked traits

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Channel: Nikolay's Genetics Lessons · 2015 · Education

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The X and Y chromosomes, also known as the sex chromosomes, determine the biological sex of an individual: females inherit an X chromosome from the father for a XX genotype, while males inherit a Y chromosome from the father for a XY genotype (mothers only pass on X chromosomes).

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