Human Genetic

Lab-8- Sex–Traits-Inheritance
Assist.lect. Dhoha Farhan
 Sex–Traits-Inheritance
Some traits are carried on the sex chromosomes, X and Y. Most traits
carried are present on only the X-chromosome. The Y-chromosome is
smaller, and so, very few genes are located on this chromosome .Sex
traits can be categorized into three types of inheritance:
sex-influenced, sex-limited, sex-linked, and.

Sex-linked traits would be considered traits like sickle cell anemia and
color blindness. They are said to be linked because more males (XY)
develop these traits than females (XX). This is because the females
have a second X gene to counteract the recessive trait. Thus, the trait is
more likely to be visible in the male.