Q. Paternal baldness, moustaches and beard in human males are example of
A) Sex differentiating traits
B) Sex determining traits
C) Sex-linked traits
D) Sex-influenced traits
Explanation
Sex influenced traits are not due to particular genes but are by-products of sex hormones, e.g., low pitched voice, beard, moustaches and baldness in human. The gene for balaness behaves as an autosomal dommant in males and autosomal recessive in females.
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