AP Biology· difficulty 3/5
Y-linked traits are passed
From father to daughter only
From father to son only
From mother to all offspring
Equally to both sexes
Explanation
Only sons inherit the father's Y chromosome. Mothers don't carry Y, so they cannot transmit Y-linked alleles.
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