A alice odette New member Jun 10, 2009 #1 what is the special pattern of inheritance for sex-linked genes? why does this pattern exist?
P Peter S New member Jun 10, 2009 #2 A human female is XX and a male is XY. So a female can be a carrier eg.XGXg, whereas a male cannot - he is either XGY or XgY.
A human female is XX and a male is XY. So a female can be a carrier eg.XGXg, whereas a male cannot - he is either XGY or XgY.