Eric is more likely than his sister to be negatively affected by X-linked disorders because

A) males are more likely than females to inherit harmful recessive alleles.
B) the Y chromosome is much longer than the X chromosome.
C) the Y chromosome lacks many corresponding genes to override those carried on the X chromosome.
D) his sex chromosomes match, which makes him more susceptible to disease.


C

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