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What genetic disorder is controlled by a sex-linked gene?


What genetic disorder is controlled by a sex-linked gene?

...color blindness...for one

color-blindness, cancer, tumor, TB, herpies, the list goes on

hemophilia only guys can have it.

You might as well have asked what genetic disorder is not controlled by a sex-linked gene.

There are over 6,000 genetic disorders, and yes, not all of them are X-linked but there are quite a few.

To name just a very few conditons that are a result of the X-Chromosome you have:
Rett Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Turner Syndrome
X-linked juvenile retinoschisis

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