Cryptorchidism is a trait seen in male dogs where one or both of the testicles i

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Cryptorchidism is a trait seen in male dogs where one or both of the testicles is not found in their usual position in the scrotum. Since females do not have testicles, they are not affected with cryptorchidism, but they can pass the allele for this trait to their offspring. Cryptorchidism is an example of which of the following (select any that could apply based on the information given): hemizygous trait, X-linked trait, sex-influenced trait, sex-limited trait, incompletely penetrant trait, variable expressive trait, pleiotropic trait

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It is a sex -limited trait , the presence of the undescended testicles in that which cane be seen in the males . males are homozygous for the trait .females can carry the allele but will not express as it is not affected . sex limited traits are generally autosomal . these genes exactly behave same as that of normal gene . only males exhibhit the condition .

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