Y-linked inheritance is when a gene is carried on the Y-chromosome. It can only be passed onto males, and every male that has the gene will pass it on to all of his male offspring.
Sex-limited inheritance is when only one sex can have the gene. Take calico cats, for example. Only females can be calico (let's just ignore the fact that there is a rare calico tom due to a mutation).
At least, that's how I was taught.
Sex-limited inheritance is when only one sex can have the gene. Take calico cats, for example. Only females can be calico (let's just ignore the fact that there is a rare calico tom due to a mutation).
At least, that's how I was taught.
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I'm guessing bio related? If a trait is on the Y chromosome, it's sex related, females have xx, males have xy, only males can have it. If it is sex limited, i'm guessing it is not related to sex.