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Which one of the following is the sex linked character in human inheritance?
  1. Diabetes insipidus
  2. Breast in females
  3. Beard in males
  4. Colour-blindness

A
Beard in males
B
Breast in females
C
Colour-blindness
D
Diabetes insipidus
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Traits that are determined by alleles carried on the X chromosome are called as X-linked inheritance. One example of an X-linked trait is red-green colorblindness. Let (Xc) represent the recessive allele that causes colorblindness and (X+) represent the normal dominant allele. Females that are X+X+ or X+Xc have normal color vision, while XcXc females are colorblind. Males that are X+Y have normal color vision, while XcY males are colorblind. X chromosome is a sex chromosome. Diabetes, breast in females and beard in males are not sex linked character in human inheritance. Thus, option B is correct and other options are wrong.

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