Principle-Of-Inheritance-And-Variation Question 620

Question: Sex-linked characters are[DPMT 1985; CPMT 1980, 86, 93]

Options:

A) Dominant

B) Recessive

C) Lethal

D) Not inherited

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Genes for sex linked characters occurs in both segements of X and Y-chromosomes.

Many sex linked characters (about 120) are found in man.

Such character are mostly recessive.