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What do we call a gene that is located on a s*x chromosome?
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Such a gene is called a sex-linked gene (also called gonosomal).
More specifically:
- If it's on the X chromosome it's X-linked (e.g., red–green color blindness, hemophilia).
- If it's on the Y chromosome it's Y-linked (rare; affects males only).
Note: some genes lie in the pseudoautosomal regions of X and Y and are inherited more like autosomal genes.
More specifically:
- If it's on the X chromosome it's X-linked (e.g., red–green color blindness, hemophilia).
- If it's on the Y chromosome it's Y-linked (rare; affects males only).
Note: some genes lie in the pseudoautosomal regions of X and Y and are inherited more like autosomal genes.
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