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X-Linked recessive (carrier mother)

In this example, an unaffected woman carries one copy of a gene mutation for an X-linked recessive disorder. She has an affected son, an unaffected daughter who carries one copy of the mutation, and two unaffected children who do not have the mutation.

In this example, an unaffected woman carries one copy of a gene mutation for an X-linked recessive disorder.  She has an affected son, an unaffected daughter who carries one copy of the mutation, and two unaffected children who do not have the mutation.

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Published: March 4, 2013