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Women rarely experience sex-linked defects because they must be

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Homozygous
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Carrier
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Heterozygous
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Develop immunity
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Solution

The correct option is A Carrier
Women rarely experience sex-linked defects because to experience they must be a carrier. A male with a defective gene on the X chromosome is typically affected with the disease. Because females have two copies of the X chromosome and males have only one X chromosome, X-linked recessive diseases are more common among males than females. Females with a defective gene on only one chromosome act like the carrier. Females in which both chromosomes having a defective gene the disease condition is seen.
So, the correct answer is 'Carrier'.

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