Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 488
Question: In human the inheritance of sex linkage takes place through [MP PMT 2003]
Options:
A) Autosome
B) Y - chromosome
C) X - chromosome
D) Both (b) and (c)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Sex linkage is the transmission of characters and their determining genes alongwith sex determining genes which are found on the sex chromosomes.
Y chromosome of male carries a few genes but X chromosome which is common to male and female carries a number of genes.