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Why are x linked disorders more prevalent in men than women?
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Why are x linked disorders more prevalent in men than women?
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Why are x linked disorders more prevalent in men than women?
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A male
with a mutation in a gene on the X
chromosome is typically affected with the condition. Because
females
have two copies of the
X
chromosome and
males
have only one
X
chromosome,
X-linked
recessive diseases are
more common
among
males than females
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Because sex linked traits are only carried through the x chromosome, and because men only have one x chromosome to store that information with, and their y chromosome can't cancel it out, they have a higher risk of getting that disorder.
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