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What is criss-cross inheritance?

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Criss-cross inheritance is defined as the inheritance of sex-linked characters transmitted from father to daughter, who pass it on to the grandsons. The trait is expressed only in males in alternate generations, e.g. red-green colours blindness, haemophilia, etc.
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