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Because, with females, who have two x-chromosomes, meaning both parents (mother and father) have to pass down alleles for the condition, and males only need one parent (mother) to pass down the condition for the male to have the mutation
X-linked conditions appear more frequently in males than in females because:-
- In males there is only one X chromosome.
- Any X linked condition will appear in males as there will no other X chromosome to dominate it.
- In female there are two X- chromosome.
- If any one of the two X chromosome has defect other chromosome will dominant it and will the female will act as a carrier.
What are X linked disorder?
- X-linked disorders are caused by variants in genes on the X chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes in each cell.
- In males who have only one X chromosome, an alteration in the only copy of the gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the condition.
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