What is a sexlinked trait?
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Sex linkage describes the patterns of inheritance and presentation when a ... a mating experiment called a reciprocal cross is performed to test if an animal's trait is sex- linked.
SEXLINKED TRAIT:
Sex-linked traits are genetic characteristics determined by genes located on sex chromosomes. Sex chromosomes are found within our reproductive cells and determine the sex of an individual. Traits are passed on from one generation to the next by our genes. Genes are segments of DNA found on chromosomes that carry information for protein production and that are responsible for the inheritance of specific traits. Genes exist in alternative forms called alleles. One allele for a trait is inherited from each parent. Like traits that originate from genes on autosomes (non-sex chromosomes), sex-linked traits are passed from parents to offspring through sexual reproduction