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How are sex-linked traits inherited?

Alleles are passed from the parents’ sex chromosomes to nonsex chromosomes in the offspring.
Alleles are passed from the parents’ nonsex chromosomes to the sex chromosomes in the offspring.
Alleles are passed from the parents’ sex chromosomes to the sex chromosomes in the offspring.
Alleles are passed from the parents’ nonsex chromosomes to nonsex chromosomes in the offspring

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Alleles are passed from the parents' sex chromosomes to the sex chromosomes in the offspring.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sex-linked traits are simply traits that are associated, or found with, a particular sex chromosome (so X or Y). The way that alleles are passed down is through fertilization, but before that, the actual gametes (sex cells) involved in fertilization have to be synthesized. And because a sex linked trait is linked with a particular sex chromosome, that trait gets put into a gamete with that sex chromosome and is in turn passed down to the sex chromosomes of the offspring.

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