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Usually the recessive character is expre...

Usually the recessive character is expresse only when present in a double recessive condition. However, a single recessive gene can express itlself in human beings when the gene is present on

A

Any autosome

B

X chromosome of female

C

X chromosome of male

D

Either on autosome or X chromosome

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C
A recessive character is expressed when both the paired alleles are homozygous (tt) but it expressed when the gene is present only on X chromosome both the alleles are different i.e. X and Y chromosome.
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