Y-linked inheritance

Y-linked inheritance (Hollandric inheritance) is a specific type of inheritance linked to the Y sex chromosome . In the case of humans (and sex-determining animals of the genus drosophila), the Y chromosome is present only in males . The transmission of Y-linked genes thus takes place exclusively from father to son. In humans, however, there are relatively few genes located on the Y chromosome associated with male sex determination ( the SRY gene ) or affecting spermatogenesis. There is no known hereditary disease linked to the Y chromosome.

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• Gonosomal inheritance
  • Gonosomal dominant inheritance
  • Gonosomal recessive inheritance
• X-linked inheritance
• Chromosome Y
• Gene SRY
• Non-Mendelian inheritance

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PRITCHARD, D – KORF BRUCE, R. Základy lékařské genetiky. 1. edition. Praha : Galén, 2007. pp. 182.