Inheritance of sex-linked traits

In this topic

• What sex-linked inheritance means
• Writing the genotype, and hemizygosity
• The classic examples and the other types
• How to solve a problem, and where it is used

Key terms

• Sex chromosomes
• Autosome
• Sex-linked inheritance
• Hemizygous
• Carrier
• Colour blindness
• Haemophilia
• Holandric trait
• Pseudoautosomal region
• Reciprocal cross
• Pedigree (genealogical method)
• Mitochondrial inheritance

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