A man expresses a certain X-linked recessive genetic disorder. Which of the following must be true?
Correct answer: C. His mother passed on the allele for the disorder
- A. His mother expresses the disorder
- B. His father passed on the allele for the disorder
- C. His mother passed on the allele for the disorder
- D. None of these options is correct
Explanation
An X-linked disease can only be passed from father to daughter, so option C is most likely the correct option. An affected man would not have got the allele from his father.
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