X-linked recessive traits in humans (or in Drosophila) are observed ________.

in more males than females
in more females than males
in males and females equally
in different distributions depending on the trait

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Answer:

in more males than females

Explanation:

The reason behind that is that females in mammalians and drosophila, are homogametic sex. It means that every female will have to two brother X-chromosomes (XX).

On the other and males only have one X and one Y- chromosome (heterogametic sex).

Because of this, females have two copies of one gene, which allows the possibility of one recessive allele of a gen X-linked to be eclipsed by the presence of a dominant allele. So in females, there are three possibilities: both X-chromosomes recessive homozygotic, only one allele recessive (heterozygotic) or dominant homozygotic

In males history is different. Males only have 1 copy of the gen contained, so the copy that he/it possesses will be the only being expressed.