Congenital generalized hypertrichosis is an X-linked dominant disease. If an affected male marries an unaffected female, what is the probability of passing the hypertrichosis gene to his offspring?

a. p=1.
b. p=0.5, all sons will be affected.
c. p=0.5, all daughters will be affected.
d. p=0, none of the children will be affected.


Answer: c. p=0.5, all daughters will be affected.

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