Social competence was measured in girls with Turner's syndrome,a defect in which the individual is missing an X chromosome.Those who received the single X from their fathers did better and were better adjusted than those who received the single X from their mothers.The dad's gene seemed to override the mother's chemically altered gene.This is an example of

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Genetic imprinting occurs when the expression of a gene depends on whether it is inherited from the mother or father. This is what is happening in the case of the girls with Turner's syndrome, where the father's single X chromosome is able to override the mother's altered gene. This is not an example of a sex-linked characteristic, recessive trait, or incomplete dominance.

Social Competence Was Measured in Girls with Turner's Syndrome,a Defect