Question

Define the term: Sex-linked traits

Answer 1

Sex-linked inheritance:

1. Some characters are located and regulated by sex chromosomes, called sex-linked characterIstics. Sex chromosomes are the chromosomes that are responsible for sex determination.
2. Such characteristics are important when passed from one generation to other.
3. The transfer of such traits from generation to generation is called sex-linked inheritance.
4. Many diseases are also caused by such genes as colorblindness and hemophilia.