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Sex-Linked Traits
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Eye color in Drosophila is an example of a X-linked trait
In Drosophila, the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome. Clockwise from top left are brown, cinnabar, sepia, vermilion, white, and red. Red eye color is wild-type and is dominant to white eye color.
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"OpenStax College, Characteristics and Traits. October 16, 2013."
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