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What Do You Understand by Sex-linked Inheritance? - Biology

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What do you understand by sex-linked inheritance?
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The inheritance of sex linked genes controlling sex linked characters is called sex linkage or sex linked inheritance.
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Chapter 3: Principles of Genetics - Exercise 1 [Page 36]

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Frank Biology II [English] Class 7 ICSE
Chapter 3 Principles of Genetics
Exercise 1 | Q 10 | Page 36

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In human males all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosomes is/are :
(i) large chromosome
(ii) small chromosome
(iii) Y chromosome
(iv) X chromosome


The sex of a child is determined by which of the following?
(a) the length of the mother's pregnancy
(b) the length of time between ovulation and copulation
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(d) the presence of a Y chromosome in a sperm

 

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(b) Out of B, D and E, which two chromosomes are of the same type?
(c) Which chromosome is smaller in size?
(d) What is the general name of chromosomes such as B and E?
(e) Out of the two persons A and C, which one is (i) male, and (ii) female?


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(a) In humans, how many chromosomes are present in a Zygote and in each gamete?

(b) A few reptiles rely entirely on environmental cues for sex determination. Comment.

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(c) Why do all the gametes formed in human females have an X chromosome?


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