With respect to X-linked recessive inheritance, which, if any, of the following statements is false?
A) Males with just one mutant allele are affected because, lacking a second X chromosome, they do not have a normal allele.
B) Women are always asymptomatic.
C) The disorder is not transmitted from fathers to sons.
D) Each child born to a normal man and a carrier woman has a risk of 1in 4 of being affected.

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While women are typically carriers of X-linked recessive disorders, if they inherit two copies of the mutant allele, they can be affected by the disorder. Therefore, statement B is false - women are not always asymptomatic.

With Respect to X-Linked Recessive Inheritance, Which, If Any, of the Following