Since ALD is an x-linked recessive disease, women must have 2 affected x chromosomes in order to get the disease, which is unlikely because the disease is rare. Since men only have one x chromosome, they will have the disease if they inherit an affected x chromosome.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
Annelids are actually more closely related to species within the mollusk phylum than they are to their worm cousins in the flatworm and roundworm phyla. Although they look quite different on the outside, mollusks and annelids share a more recent common ancestor than roundworms and annelids.
