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.
Sex-influenced traits are from genes that are on autosomal chromosomes (ones that aren't the sex chromosomes), but their expression can be dependent upon one's gender. The example I found (listed in the sources below) cites the example of hormones.