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leva [86]
3 years ago
9

Describe how females can be carriers,but males cannot in terms of sex linked traits

Biology
2 answers:
marusya05 [52]3 years ago
7 0
Males cannot be carriers because they do not have x chromosomes the y chromosome does not "mask" the trait causing males to have the disease that is passed.
algol133 years ago
6 0
Females can be carriers as they have two X chromosomes while males have one X. With two X chromos they can have a dom and recessive.
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