[DOC] [TLE] What Is a Gene? - KidsHealth [PAR] Many of these things are passed from one generation to the next in a family by 
genes. ... For example, if both of your parents have green eyes, you might inherit 
the trait ... The nucleus is a small egg-shaped structure inside the cell which acts 
like the ... X and Y. The sex chromosomes determine whether you're a boy or a 
girl:... [DOC] [TLE] All About Genetics - KidsHealth [PAR] Which of these problems affected your parents or grandparents? Which ones 
affect you or your brothers or sisters now? Which problems might you pass on to 
your children? ... Along the segments of our DNA, genes are neatly packaged 
within structures ... females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and 
one Y... [DOC] [TLE] Inherited Colour Vision Deficiency  Colour Blind Awareness [PAR] Chromosomes are structures which contain genes  these contain the ... If you 
are colour blind it means the instructions for the development of your cone cells ... 
X chromosomes if you are female or an X and a Y chromosome if you are male. ... 
If a woman has only one colour blind 'gene' she is known as a 'carrier' but she... [DOC] [TLE] X chromosome - Genetics Home Reference [PAR] Genetics Home Reference, Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions ... 
Females have two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y 
chromosome. ... females the X chromosome inherited from the mother is active in 
some cells, ... As a result, men and women each have two functional copies of 
these genes... [DOC] [TLE] Main Inheritance Patterns | Genes in Life [PAR] Genetic traits can be passed from parent to child in different ways. ... One of the 
pairs is the sex chromosomes, called X and Y. Your sex chromosomes carry the 
genes that make you male or female. ... If one parent has an autosomal dominant 
condition, they have one functional copy of the gene and one copy that does not
... [DOC] [TLE] Genetics: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [PAR] Jan 25, 2016 ... These consist of 2 chromosomes that determine what sex they are (X ... In the 
case of a dominant disorder, if one abnormal gene is inherited ... In autosomal 
recessive inheritance, the parents of an affected ... abnormal gene is carried on 
the X (female) chromosome, males do ... In: Rakel RE, Rakel D, eds. [DOC] [TLE] Genetically Speaking, You're More Like Your Dad - D-brief [PAR] Mar 3, 2015 ... You may have inherited your mother's eyes, but, genetically ... We humans get 
one copy of each gene from mom and one from dad ... What if the parents are two 
dads, who don't live in Kentucky? .... I always knew I was a daddy's girl. ... 
Meanwhile the X is recombinant 100%, and the 5% of that Y mixes with... [DOC] [TLE] Genetic Diseases - body, causes, What Is Heredity? [PAR] Genetic diseases are disorders that are inherited by a person from his or her 
parents or ... These genes, or small parts of chromosomes, determine the 
architecture and ... This explains how a child with the disease can be born to 
parents without it. ... Females have two X chromosomes (XX), and males have 
one X and one Y... [DOC] [TLE] Which traits are passed from which parents? : askscience - Reddit [PAR] Feb 15, 2015 ... There are some Y-chromosome linked traits, but not very many (Source). ... There 
is a x-linked gene that contributes to baldness (Source), but remember there will 
... If you are male, some traits are inherited only from your mother (x-linked traits) 
.... Women get one X chromosome from their father, so not all X... [DOC] [TLE] Genetics - NHS Choices [PAR] You inherit one of each pair of chromosomes from your mother and one from your 
father. ... The X and Y chromosomes determine the biological sex of a baby. ... (
XY) will be male, and those without a

Question: The "X" and "Y" ones of these gene structures are inherited from your parents & determine if you're male or female
Answer: chromosomes