Answer: In both sexes but only fully expressed in one sex.
- A Only in females, carried on the X chromosome
- B Only in males, carried on the Y chromosome
- C In both sexes but only fully expressed in one sex
- D Only in genes located on the X chromosome
Correct answer: C. In both sexes but only fully expressed in one sex
Explanation: Sex-limited traits are encoded by autosomal genes but expressed only in one sex (e.g., milk yield in cows, beard in men) due to hormonal differences.
Punnett square for a monohybrid cross between two heterozygous (Tt) parents, showing the 3:1 phenotypic ratio predicted by Mendel's Law of Segregation.
Concept context
Mendel's laws, inheritance patterns, DNA structure, and molecular biology. Core of NEET biology.
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