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Sex-Linked Cross Generator

Model X-linked inheritance and compare male and female offspring outcomes.

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XHY
XH
XHH
Unaffected female
XHY
Unaffected male
Xh
XhH
Carrier female
XhY
Affected male (Haemophilia)

Predicted offspring ratios

  • Unaffected females: 1/4 (25%)
  • Carrier females: 1/4 (25%)
  • Affected females: 0/4 (0%)
  • Unaffected males: 1/4 (25%)
  • Affected males: 1/4 (25%)

Capital letter = dominant allele on the X chromosome. Lower case = recessive. The Y chromosome carries no allele for this gene, so a single recessive allele expresses the trait in males.