Males tend to be affected in greater numbers by X-linked recessive genetic disorders than are females because
A. expression of the recessive gene is inactivated by the other X chromosome in females.
B. males have only one X chromosome.
C. males have a double dose of the gene.
D. Y chromosomes are destabilized by the X chromosomes.
E. females have only one X chromosome.
Answer: B
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