Sex influences on heredity
Genetic Phenomenon Phenotype determined by
Sex-linked characteristic Genes located on the sex chromosome
Sex-influenced characteristic Genes on autosomal chromosomes that are more readily expressed in one sex
Sex-limited characteristic Autosomal genes whose expression is limited to one sex
Genetic maternal effect Nuclear genotype of the maternal parent
Cytoplasmic inheritance Cytoplasmic genes, which are usually inherited entirely from only one parent
Genomic imprinting Genes whose expression is affected by the sex of the transmitting parent
Table 5.5: Sex influences on heredity