Holandric genes are located

Question

Holandric genes are located (A) both in X and Y-chromosome (B) only in Y-chromosome (C) only in X-chromosome (D) only in autosomes

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Holandric genes are the Y-linked genes. The Y-linked type sex-linked inheritance is performed by those genes which are localised in the non-homologous sections of Y-chromosome and that have no alleles in X-chromosome.

Q. Holandric genes are located

both in X and Y-chromosome

only in Y-chromosome

only in X-chromosome

only in autosomes

Holandric genes are the $Y$ -linked genes. The $Y$ -linked type sex-linked inheritance is performed by those genes which are localised in the non-homologous sections of $Y$ -chromosome and that have no alleles in $X$ -chromosome.