Question

Hypertrichosis is an example of which type of sex-linked inheritance?

Options

• X-linked dominant inheritance

• Autosomal inheritance

• X-linked recessive inheritance

• Y-linked inheritance

Answer 1

Hypertrichosis is given as an example of a Y-linked trait. This condition, characterized by excessive hair growth, is inherited through genes on the Y chromosome and is therefore passed directly from affected fathers to all their sons.