Why an X-linked recessive disease can skip generations?
a. Females are hemizygous for the X chromosome.
b. The disease can be transmitted through female carriers.
c. Mothers cannot pass X-linked genes to their sons.
d. These diseases need only one copy of the gene in females
Ans: b. The disease can be transmitted through female carriers.
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