It is a sex influenced trait:
Correct answer: A. Pattern baldness
- A. Pattern baldness
- B. Hemophilia
- C. Color blindness
- D. Albinism
Explanation
Men inherit their "X" chromosome from their mother and "Y" from their father. Baldness is strongly associate with the AR gene found on the "X" chromosome. A large study looking at 12,806 men of European ancestry found that people with the gene had more than twice the risk of developing MPB than people without it
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