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How are sex-linked traits inherited? Alleles are passed from the parentsâ sex chromosomes to nonsex chromosomes in the offspring. Alleles are passed from the parentsâ nonsex chromosomes to the sex.
This means that almost any gene on the X, even if it is recessive in the female, will be expressed in males. These are referred to as X-linked genes. Genes found only on the Y chromosome are referred to as Y-linked genes, and expressed only in males. Genes on either sex chromosome can be called sex-linked genes. There are approximately 1,098 X-linked genes, though most of them are not for female anatomical characteristics. In fact, many are linked to disorders such as hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, fragile-X syndrome and several others.