Social competence was measured in girls with Turner's syndrome, a defect in which the individual is missing an X chromosome. Those who received the single X from their fathers did better and were better adjusted than those who received the single X from their mothers. The dad's gene seemed to override the mother's chemically altered gene. This is an example of
A. incomplete dominance.
B. a sex-linked characteristic.
C. genetic imprinting.
D. a recessive trait.
Answer: C
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