The leaves of peace lilies are poisonous. Symptoms of exposure include a burning sensation on the lips, tongue or throat. Eating small quantities causes severe pain. Large amounts are highly toxic. Peace lilies grow naturally in tropical parts of the United States.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Sex-linked traits are from genes that are on the sex chromosomes (the X or Y chromosomes in humans). This applies to things like color blindness, which comes from a gene on the X chromosome. One's gender can impact whether or how likely one of these traits will be developed.
Autosomal and sex-linked traits. Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in human cells, 22 are autosomes (AW-to-somes), or non-sex chromosomes. The other pair contains the two sex chromosomes, which determine a person's gender. Females have two X chromosomes (XX), and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY).