Janelle inherited the allele for muscle fiber X (MFX) disorder from her mother and the normal allele for muscle fiber formation from her father. Janelle does not suffer from any variant of MFX disorder. What can we conclude?

a. Janelle’s mother has MFX disorder.
b. MFX disorder is a sex-linked disorder.
c. The MFX gene is dominant.
d. The MFX gene is recessive.


ANSWER:
d

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