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Which explanation describes why males are more likely to exhibit sex-linked disorders than females?

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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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