An individual who is a carrier for a sex-linked trait such as hemophilia
A) cannot pass the gene on to his or her daughters.
B) is homozygous for the recessive condition.
C) is always female.
D) shows the dominant phenotype.

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In sex-linked traits like hemophilia, carriers are typically females who have one normal allele and one affected allele on their X chromosomes. Males cannot be carriers because they have only one X chromosome.

An Individual Who Is a Carrier for a Sex-Linked Trait