NEET Biology question

A woman has an X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited by

(A)Only daughters
(B)Only sons
(C)Only grandchildren
(D)Both sons and daughtersCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A mother's two X chromosomes are each transmitted to roughly half her children, regardless of the child's sex — sons receive one of her X chromosomes (plus their father's Y), and daughters receive one of her X

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Question ID VK-120427