PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of traits that are inherited by Boys more often than girls.
A
Autosome Recessive
B
Autosome Dominant
C
Sex Linked Dominant
D
Sex Linked Recessive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -X-linked recessive diseases most often occur in males. Males have only one X chromosome. A single recessive gene on that X chromosome will cause the disease. The Y chromosome is the other half of the XY gene pair in the male.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inheritance of most X-linked traits is not dominant or recessive, just X-linked.

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