Males Are More Commonly Affected by X-Linked Recessive Genetic Disorders

Multiple Choice

Males are more commonly affected by X-linked recessive genetic disorders than females because ____.​

A) ​females have two X chromosomes; therefore, they do not inherit recessive alleles
B) ​males have only one X chromosome; therefore, they express all recessive X-linked traits
C) ​males have only one X chromosome; therefore, they have multiple alleles for each X-linked gene
D) ​Y chromosomes cause X-linked gene mutations
E) ​males are genetically weaker than females