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13 April, 11:56

Consider a sex-linked inherited disease like hemophilia. Males are never hidden carriers of this type of inherited disease. Why?

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    Males are never hidden carriers of sex-linked disorders because sex-linked disorders are carried on the X chromosome. Males have two sex chromosomes, one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Since males only contain one X chromosome, if that chromosome has a sex-linked disorder on it, then the male will have it rather than being a carrier for it as it is the only allele present in male.
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