ANTHRO 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Color Blindness, Allosome, Haemophilia
9 Mar 2018
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Inheritance of biological traits and modern evolutionary theory. Small changes physically in individuals over great periods of time. Great fertility in proportion to support of parents (competition for resources mean. Sex linked genes are genes located on the sex chromosomes most commonly the x. Sex chromosomes are not homologous if you are male, therefore there is no possib. This makes sex linked genes more likely to express their effects, especially in males. Sex linked traits are more common in males. The human x chromosome is one of the larger chromosomes and is known to includ. Color sensitivity of the cones of the retina is dependent on three related genes for light se located in separate cone cells. Color blindness occurs when one of these genes becomes mutated and loses light s. It is rare but possible for there to be combined forms as well. Male - trait on the x chromosome means you have it.
