A woman who is a carrier of an X-linked recessive genetic disorder has a child with a man who is not affected by the disorder. The chance that a son born to this couple will have the disease is ________ percent. Standard Text:
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
50
Rationale : A woman who is a carrier of an X-linked recessive disease has one mutated X chromosome. If this woman has a son with a man who is not affected, the man will contribute a wild-type Y chromosome. The child has a 50% chance of inheriting a mutated X chromosome from the mother.
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