The nurse is discussing autosomal recessive inheritance with a patient. The nurse will include which statements in the discussion? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "The disorder may appear to skip generations."
2. "Boys and girls are affected in equal numbers."
3. "The disorder passes from mother to son but not from father to daughter."
4. "Daughters that are affected will be more severely involved than sons."
5. "Both parents must be carriers for the disorder."
1,2,5
Rationale 1: In recessive disorders, one of the grandparents may have the disorder, the parent may not have symptoms of the disorder, and yet the child may be affected.
Rationale 2: Because this disorder is due to autosomal inheritance, it will affect males and females equally.
Rationale 3: This description describes sex-linked recessive inheritance.
Rationale 4: Severity will be equal between males and females.
Rationale 5: This is correct. Both parents must carry at least one of the affected genes.
Global Rationale:
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