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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why are the effects of recessive sex-linked alleles seen more often in males than in females?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

male sex chromosome is XY and female is XX. basically Y has less genetic info in it because Y is small compared to X, so most genetic info are in X. male has one X chromosome and this only X chromosome is going to determine if he get the recessive traits or not. The genotype is either XY or xY. So 50% chance boys are unhealthy. female has 2 X chromosome. Her genotype can be XX, Xx or xx. So 1/3 chance girls arre unhealthy. Correct me if i'm wrong.

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