The nurse is reviewing a female client's genetic pedigree and sees a set of two squares with a triangle inside each square. How should the nurse interpret this symbol?
1. The client has brothers who are identical twins.
2. The client had two brothers, but one is deceased.
3. This couple consists of gay men.
4. The client's mother spontaneously aborted a male fetus.
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Rationale 1: Twinship is not indicated by symbols that contain triangles.
Rationale 2: Death is indicated by a diagonal line or slash through the symbol.
Rationale 3: A gay couple is displayed as two squares with a triangle inside them.
Rationale 4: The square with a triangle in it does not indicate an aborted fetus.
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