Yes, a woman can express a recessive sex-linked trait if she inherits two copies of the recessive allele, one from each parent. Since women have two X chromosomes, they can be homozygous for the recessive trait. In contrast, men, who have one X and one Y chromosome, only need one copy of the recessive allele on their X chromosome to express the trait. Therefore, while women can be carriers of a recessive sex-linked trait with one recessive allele and one dominant allele, they will only show the trait if they inherit the recessive allele from both parents.
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