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Why are males more often affected by sex linked traits than

Last updated: 7/18/2023

Why are males more often affected by sex linked traits than

Why are males more often affected by sex linked traits than females Female hormones such as estrogen often compensate for the effects of mutations on the X chromosome Males are hemizygous for the X chromosome X chromosomes in males generally have more mutations than X chromosomes in females Male hormones such as testosterone often alter the effects of mutations on the X chromosome