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Chapter 20, Problem 2CT
Human sex chromosomes are XX for females and XY for males.
- a. With respect to an X-linked gene, how many different types of gametes can a male produce?
- b. If a female is homozygous for an X-linked allele, how many different types of gametes can she produce with respect to this allele?
- c. If a female is heterozygous for an X-linked allele, how many different types of gametes can she produce with respect to this allele?
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Ch. 20 - Prob. 1RQCh. 20 - What is a carrier of a genetic trait?Ch. 20 - What evidence indicates that a trait is coded by a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4RQCh. 20 - Explain what nondisjunction is, and give two...Ch. 20 - _______ segregate during ______. a. Homologues;...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2SQCh. 20 - Genes on the same chromosome tend to stay together...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4SQCh. 20 - A chromosomes structure can be altered by _______....
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