{"id":150295,"date":"2022-03-25T07:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=150295"},"modified":"2023-09-24T06:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T06:25:35","slug":"sex-linked-inheritance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/sex-linked-inheritance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex linked inheritance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The way in which a characteristic or an illness determined by the sex chromosomes in an individual\u2019s cells is passed on to the succeeding generation. Men have one X and one Y sex chromosome and women have two X chromosomes. Disorders that result from an abnormal number of sex chromosomes include klinefelter&#8217;s syndrome, which affects only men, and turner&#8217;s syndrome, which affects mainly women. Recessive genes on the X chromosome cause most other sex-linked characteristics; in women these may well be masked because one of their two X chromosomes carries a normal (dominant) gene. In men, who have just one X chromosome, no such masking occurs so more men than women are affected by X-linked characteristics or diseases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The inheritance of traits regulated by either of the sex chromosomes, X or Y.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-85\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The inheritance of a characteristic or condition through the sex chromosomes, or the genes located on them, to subsequent generations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-87\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Conditions resulting from an irregular number of sex chromosomes include Turner&#8217;s syndrome and Klinefelter&#8217;s syndrome. The majority of other traits or disorders linked to sex chromosomes are typically caused by recessive genes located on the X chromosome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A genetic trait found on the X-chromosome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The way in which a characteristic or an illness determined by the sex chromosomes in an individual\u2019s cells is passed on to the succeeding generation. Men have one X and one Y sex chromosome and women have two X chromosomes. 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