deÂ·bunk. tr.v. deÂ·bunked, deÂ·bunkÂ·ing, deÂ·bunks. To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. deÂ·bunkâ²er n. Word History: The bunk in debunk came from a place where much bunk has originated, the United States Congress.
The male gamete determines sex because each male gamete can contribute either an X or a Y chromosome Which of the following is true of an X-linked gene, but not of a Y-linked gene? A) It is only expressed in female offspring. B) The gene is present in both males and females. C) It is expressed in half of the cells of either male or female. D) It does not segregate like other genes. E) Sister chromatids separate during mitosis.
X-linked recessive diseases most often occur in males. Males have only one X chromosome. A single recessive gene on that X chromosome will cause the disease. The Y chromosome is the other half of the XY gene pair in the male. However, the Y chromosome doesn't contain most of the genes of the X chromosome. Because of that, it doesn't protect the male. Diseases such as hemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy occur from a recessive gene on the X chromosome.