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

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

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

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Biology Thu Thảo 2 years 2021-07-27T15:31:57+00:00 2021-07-27T15:31:57+00:00 1 Answers 14 views 0

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Delwyn · Answer 1 · 2021-07-27T15:33:18+00:00

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2021-07-27T15:33:18+00:00 July 27, 2021 at 3:33 pm

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It is because the males are heterozygous in terms of sex chromosome. They carry one copy of the X chromosome and one copy of the Y chromosome. So, only a single copy of allele is enough to produce the phenotype.