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what do you mean by sex influenced gene?
what do you mean by sex influenced gene?
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The genes that are dominant in men and recessive in women are called sex influenced genes.
A single gene acts in presence of male hormone, while a woman will need two genes which is very rarely seen to show the effect.
Example: Baldness
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