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ck - 12 sex - linked inheritance 5/10 most sex - linked genes are a dom…

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ck - 12 sex - linked inheritance
5/10
most sex - linked genes are
a dominant
b recessive
c codominant
d incompletely dominant

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Sex - linked genes often show recessive inheritance patterns. Males, with only one X - chromosome (in the case of X - linked genes), are more likely to express recessive traits. For example, color - blindness and hemophilia are X - linked recessive disorders. Females need two copies of the recessive allele to show the trait, while males only need one. This makes recessive sex - linked genes more commonly studied and observed in a recessive context compared to dominant, codominant, or incompletely dominant forms for most sex - linked genes.

Answer:

B. recessive