Ms.

Lourds Chapter16
Genetic diagrams tutorial
Q1. June 10/P42

In humans a rare, sex-linked, recessive allele results in a change in the shape of the
iris in the eye. This condition is know as cleft iris (CI).

(a) Explain what is meant by the term sex linkage.

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A sex linked found on part of the X chromosome
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gene
matched Y chromosome
not by the
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.

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female
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x H -

f -
normal male

④ XHY XHY

509 .
normal male & 50% carrier female

+ Hxh XHY

0.25

+ Hy xhy
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Q2. June 08

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unique nucleotide base sequence that

occupies
same locus on
homologous chromosome

the that expressed

allele is
only in
homozygous

females needs to have two recessive alleles to

have RGC while needs

male
only one recessive

allele to have RGC as it can 't be masked by another

dominant allele on X chromosome .

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XKY

x y
-

xrxr
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Q3. June 07

when both alleles are

expressed equally in the

producing than
phenotypes
2
phenotype , more .

Xhy XHXH

The son will Y chromosome passed from the

carry
man .
His daughters will be carriers of haemophilia
as the recessive allele on X chromosome is

passed down .
The daughter may pass down the

recessive allele to her son .

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with
By test
crossing a non
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chicken . It all
offsprings have barred

feathers ,
this means the male chicken

is X. Xa . If some
offsprings have barred

feathers , it means the male chicken is

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