SEX-LINKED GENES,

SEX-LIMITED TRAITS AND

SEX-INFLUENCED TRAITS
 SEX-LINKED TRAITS
 IS A TRAIT THAT IS CONTROLLED BY A GENE OR AN
ALLELE LOCATED ON THE SEX CHROMOSOME.

 A TRAIT THAT IS DETERMINED BY THE ALLELE ON X

CHROMOSOME IS PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS X-
LINKED WHEREAS THAT DETERMINED BY THE allele on
Y chromosome is said to be Y-linked.
 X-LINKED INHERITANCE

 IS A FORM OF INHERITANCE FOR THE genes located on

the X chromosome.

 X CHROMOSOME carries more genes than the Y chromosome.

Thus, compared with Y-linked genes, there are more X-linked
genes inherited.
X-LINKED INHERITANCE
 X-LINKED INHERITANCE

THE MOTHER IS NORMAL (XX) AND THE FATHER IS

COLORBLIND (XCY)
 X-LINKED INHERITANCE
THE MOTHER IS NORMAL (XX) AND THE FATHER IS
COLORBLIND (XCY)
 X-LINKED INHERITANCE

SOME X-LINKED TRAITS IN HUMANS ARE COLOR

BLINDNESS, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, congenital
deafness, spinal ataxia, ocular albinism, brown teeth, congenital
cataract, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetes insipidus, etc.
X-LINKED INHERITANCE
 Y-LINKED INHERITANCE

 IS A FORM OF INHERITANCE FOR THE GENES

LOCATED ON THE Y CHROMOSOME.

 Y CHROMOSOME IS SMALLER THAN THE X

CHROMOSOME AND THUS, CARRIES RELATIVELY
FEWER GENES.
Y-LINKED INHERITANCE

HYPERTRICHOSIS of the ear

Y-LINKED INHERITANCE

WEBBED TOES PORCUPINE MAN

 SEX-LIMITED TRAITS
 GENERALLY AUTOSOMAL, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE
NOT FOUND IN BOTH X AND Y CHROMOSOMES

 ARE THOSE THAT ARE EXPRESSED EXCLUSIVELY IN

ONE SEX.
SEX-LIMITED TRAITS
SEX-INFLUENCED
TRAIT
 THEIR GENES ARE NOT CARRIED ON THE SEX
CHROMOSOMES

 THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE WAYS THE TWO

GENDERS EXPRESS THE GENES
SEX-INFLUENCED
TRAIT
 KEY CONCEPTS
 SEX-LINKED TRAITS ARE INHERITED THROUGH X
AND/ Y CHROMOSOME
 SEX-LMITED TRAITS ARE THOSE THAT ARE
EXPRESSED EXCLUSIVELY IN ONE SEX.
 SEX-INFLUENCED TRAITS ARE EXPRESSED IN
BOTH SEXES BUT MORE FREQUENTLY IN ONE
THAN IN THE OTHER SEX.
DNA: THE
GENETIC
MATERIAL
 GUESS WHAT. . .

MOLECULES THEY CONTAIN THEY DETERMINE

GENETIC YOUR EYE COLOR,
LIKE THIS ONE
INFORMATION FACIAL FEATURES,
DETERMINE AND OTHER
THAT CONTROLS
WHO YOU ARE. YOUR PHYSICAL
ATTRIBUTES.
CHARACTERISTICS.

D NA
DNA
 DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
 DNA IS COMPOSED OF CHAINS
OF NUCLEOTIDES BUILT ON A
SUGAR AND PHOSPHATE
BACKBONE
and wrapped around each other in the
form of a double helix
NUCLEOTIDES IS THE BASIC BLOCK OF DNA
GUANINE AND
CYTOSINE ARE
complementary, always
appearing opposite each
other on the helix, as are
adenine and
thymine.
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