2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Sex-Linked Genes
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Problem 9
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Textbook QuestionIn Drosophila subobscura, the presence of a recessive gene called grandchildless (gs) causes the offspring of homozygous females, but not those of homozygous males, to be sterile. Can you offer an explanation as to why females and not males are affected by the mutant gene?
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