Question

What is criss-cross inheritance?

Answer 1

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◆ Criss-cross inheritance -

• Transmission of genes from mother to son or father to daughter.
• Here, character is inherited to second generation through carrier of first generation.
• It is shown by sex-linked diseases.
• Examples of criss-cross inheritance are color blindness, hemophilia, Duchene muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy.

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