Human Genetics Problem Set

Problem 8: X-linked traits

A human male carrying an allele for a trait on the X chromosome is:
A. heterozygous
B. homozygous
C. hemizygous
Males have a single copy of the X chromosome.
D. monozygous
E. holozygous


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