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| | MCDB 2150 -- Lecture 11 |
 | | XY males are hemizygous: One of the features of an X/Y sex chromosome system is that females have two copies of the X chromosome, one of which is inherited from each parent, whereas males have only one, inherited from the mother, and paired with a Y chromosome inherited from the father. |
 | | Patterns of inheritance: In this lecture, we will focus primarily on patterns of inheritance in the XX/XY system in mammals, including humans, and in Drosophila, with some brief references to other systems. |
 | | However, individuals of both sexes normally express low levels of the hormones associated primarily with the other sex, and cases can be found within the usually accepted range of normalcy where there is some degree of expression of facial hair in women or breast enlargement in men. |
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