Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Day 22: Sex-linked genetics




Sex-linked genetics is when an gene is passed on thru the male or female parent (linked to the chromosomes) to the new generations and can be found on the X chromosome for example when a black female (XB XB) and an orange male cat (XbY) are crossed. The result would be a tortoise shell female or a black male because of this offspring possibilities produced:



XBXb
XBXb
XBY
XBY

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