Men have xy (or yx) chromosomes and women have xx chromosomes. x-linked recessive genetic diseases (such as juvenile retinoschisis) occur when there is a defective x chromosome that occurs without a paired x chromosome that is not defective. represent a defective x chromosome with lowercase x, so a child with the xy or yx pair of chromosomes will have the disease and a child with xx or xy or yx or xx or xx will not have the disease. each parent contributes one of the chromosomes to the child. complete parts a through d below.

I guess that the parts A to D have difference questions and these  are:

a. If a father has the defective x chromosome and the mother has good XX chromosomes, what is the probability that a son will inherit the disease?

P= 1/3=0.3333

b. If a father has the defective x chromosome and the mother has good XX chromosomes, what is the probability that a daughter will inherit the disease?

P= 0/3 = 0

c. If a mother has one defective x chromosome and one good X chromosome and the father has good XY chromosomes, what is the probability that a son will inherit the disease?

 P= 2/5=0.4

d. If a mother has one defective x chromosome and one good X chromosome and the father has good XY chromosomes, what is the probability that a daughter will inherit the disease?

P= 3/5 = 0.6

the answer to the blank provided is “an autosomal gene that is required for the expression of genes on the x chromosome”.

testis-determining factor, abbreviated as td, which is more popularly known as sex-determining region y or sry protein, is a dna-binding protein or  gene-regulatory protein/transcription factor, encoded by the  sry gene. it is the gene responsible for the initiation of male gender determination in humans.