NEET2008BotanyMineral NutritionActual
X -linked recessive gene is
Options
- Aalways expressed in male
- Balways expressed in female
- Clethal
- Dsub lethal
Correct answer
A. always expressed in male
Step-by-step solution
Human males carry single copy of X-chromosome and hence allow the expression of recessive gene; it needs two copies of a X-Linked recessive gene to be expressed in human females. Hence, X-Linked recessive gene is always expressed in male. Option A is the correct answer.