Biology for IGCSE & O level - Inheritance (Section 10 - No. 45)

If a trait is X-linked recessive, who can express the phenotype?
Only males
Only females
Both males and females
Neither males nor females

Explanation

Males can express the trait because they only have one X chromosome. Females can express the trait if they inherit two copies of the recessive allele.

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