NEET2004ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
The recessive genes located in X chromosome humans are always:
Options
- Alethal
- Bsub-lethal
- Cexpressed in males
- Dexpressed in females.
Correct answer
C. expressed in males
Step-by-step solution
In human, male sex chromosome is hemizygous, XY while female are homozygous XX . Thus, any recessive gene present on X chromosome will get expressed in male. In female, those genes can only be expressed if present in homozygous recessive condition on both X-chromosomes.