A man who carries a harmful allele for a sex-linked gene (on the X chromosome)will pass the allele on to
A) all of his daughters.
B) only half of his daughters.
C) only half of his sons.
D) all of his children.

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A man who carries a harmful allele for a sex-linked gene (on the X chromosome) will pass it on to all of his daughters because he only has one X chromosome to pass on to his offspring. His sons will inherit his Y chromosome and will not inherit the harmful allele.

A Man Who Carries a Harmful Allele for a Sex-Linked