Will a female only inherit a sex linked disorder if her father suffers from the same disorder, and if her mother is a carrier for the disorder?

Question

Alexis Levine

Biology

6 October, 05:16

Will a female only inherit a sex linked disorder if her father suffers from the same disorder, and if her mother is a carrier for the disorder?

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Hamza Deleon · Answer 1

The female will not inherit a sex linked disorder if her father suffers rather "have chances or the disorder if the mother is the carrier" for the disorder.

Explanation:

A female has 2 X chromosome, which she got from her parents each. The females will get the disorder or the defective gene if the mother has defective X chromosome or if the father is carrying the same disorder from his father (grandfather). In both the cases the female will be the carrier and have chances to inherit the defect to the offspring. But the female will not affect as the male will. As the female has 2 X chromosomes, and hence the dominant X will compensate for the error in recessive X.