WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2015

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    Which one of the following statements is relevant to sex linked characters?

    A)  They always follow criss-cross inheritance

    B)  They do not follow criss-cross inheritance

    C)  They are mostly present on Y-chromosome

    D)  They are only present on X-chromosome

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Sex-linked characters are the X-liriked characters (the term sex-linked is presently referred to as X-linked). Their inheritance is due to the X-linked genes. The X-linked recessive characters follow criss-cross   pattern   of   inheritance   or skip-generation  inheritance.   In  criss-cross inheritance, character is inherited to the second generation through the carrier of first generation.


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