An X-linked recessive gene is more likely to exert its effects on __________ than on __________.

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X-linked recessive genes are more likely to exert their effects on men than on women because men have only one X chromosome, so if the X chromosome they inherit from their mother has the recessive gene, they will express the trait. In contrast, women have two X chromosomes and will only express the trait if both X chromosomes have the recessive gene.

An X-Linked Recessive Gene Is More Likely to Exert Its