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Males are _____ for loci on the X and Y chromosomes; that is, they have only a single copy of each gene. Thus, they are never _____ for any X-linked or Y-linked character.Group of answer choicesheterozygous … homozygoushemizygous … heterozygousheterozygous … hemizygous

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Males are _____ for loci on the X and Y chromosomes; that is, they have only a single copy of each gene. Thus, they are never _____ for any X-linked or Y-linked character.Group of answer choicesheterozygous … homozygoushemizygous … heterozygousheterozygous … hemizygous

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Males are hemizygous for loci on the X and Y chromosomes; that is, they have only a single copy of each gene. Thus, they are never heterozygous for any X-linked or Y-linked character.

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