Mitosis is the reproduction of regular cells meiosis is the reproduction of sex cells if they are sex linked it means that they are linked to the the X chromosome, just because females dont display a charecterisitic doesnt mean they cant be carriers. for example if a female is XE and XE---she is pure XE and Xe means shes a carrier, she doesnt show it but she has it a male(XY) can either have it or not XE and Y or Xe and Y recessive and dominant is only in autosomal