In creating your female patient's pedigree, you note that she and both of her sisters were affected by the same genetic disorder
Although neither of her parents had indications of the disorder, her paternal grandmother and her paternal grandmother's two sisters were affected by the same condition. This pattern suggests:
A. Autosomal dominant disorder
B. Chromosomal disorder
C. Mitochondrial DNA disorder
D. X-linked dominant disorder
ANS: D
A man with an X-linked dominant disorder will transmit the mutation to 100% of his daughters (they receive his X chromosome) and none of his sons (they receive his Y chromosome). The pedigree of a family with an X-linked dominant disorder would reveal all the daughters and none of the sons affected with the disorder if the father has an X-linked disorder.
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