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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why do sex-linked traits follow different patterns of inheritance than other traits?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

because they're on sex chromosomes and these are sex-specific; males have a different set than females. In cases where there is a recessive gene located on the X chromosomes, males have a greater tendency to express that gene since they only have one X chromosome.

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