A newborn has been diagnosed with a disorder that occurs through an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. The parents ask the nurse, "Which of us passed on the gene that caused the disorder?" The nurse tells them it was:
1. The female.
2. The male.
3. Neither.
4. Both.
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Rationale 1: It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.
Rationale 2: It is not a sex-linked abnormality.
Rationale 3: In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene.
Rationale 4: In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene. It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.
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