Why Are Some Inherited Traits Related To A Parent's Sex
Why Are Some Inherited Traits Related To A Parent's Sex
Why Are Some Inherited Traits Related To A Parent's Sex
INHERITED TRAITS
RELATED TO A PARENT’S
SEX?
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
1. Determine the different ways of sex determination in
humans and other organisms
2. Illustrate how X – linked and Y – linked traits are
transmitted
3. Identify sex- limited and sex- influenced traits
4. Compute the possibility of occurrence for sex-linked traits
Introduction
HEAD
CHEST
ARMS
LEGS
FOOT
BUTTOCKS
HIPS
GENITALS
Let’s try to answer!
1. What are the most common traits you share with your
classmates?
2. What are the least common traits you share with your classmates?
3. Why do you think some traits are more common than others?
The Romanov Family of Russia is a curios family. Politically, they were a
superpower, with the Czar as their family head. Biologically, the only
heir to the throne, Alexei Nikolaevich, was plagued with a genetic
disease that puts the throne in trouble. Alexei was diagnosed with
Hemophilia, a rare disease of the blood that may put the whole Russian
nation into chaos with just a simple scratch. They found the root of this
disease by looking at the pedigree of the whole Romanov family and its
ancestry.
Hemophilia is a rare X- linked disease
that is predominant in men. People
with hemophilia tend to bleed
severely even from a small injury. The
cause of the disease may reside in the
X chromosome of each parent.