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Genetics TEAS Practice Questions

Free Genetics practice questions for the TEAS exam with detailed rationales.

Question 5 of 13

Which of the following best describes why males are more likely to express an X-linked recessive trait, such as red-green color blindness?


Males have two X chromosomes, increasing the chance of inheriting the trait.

Males have one X chromosome, so a single recessive allele expresses the trait.

Males have no Y chromosome, preventing compensation for the recessive allele.

Males inherit only dominant alleles on the X chromosome.