Posted by Racer on September 28, 2005, at 12:57:07
In reply to Genetics Question, Anybody Know The Answer?, posted by becksA on September 18, 2005, at 10:32:28
> My professor gave us this to think about, I can't find the answer anywhere....
> How can sex-linked disorders occur in Non-sex chromosomes?
>
> Any ideas? Thanks a lot
Most genetic disorders are a function of multiple genes, rather than just one. In part, that's because there are usually redundancies in the genome, which protect from an awful lot of the genetic disorders -- which is why so many are recessive genes, rather than dominant.My guess is that the sex-linked disorders in non-sex chromosomes are potentials that are only activated when they occur in conjunction with something else on a sex chromosome.
Just a guess, though. Let us know when you find out the answer?
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