Solved

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Is a Serious Condition Caused by a Recessive

Question 2

Multiple Choice

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human X chromosome.The patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin,a muscle protein.They rarely live past their 20s.How likely is it for a woman to have this condition?


A) Women can never have this condition.
B) One-half of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.
C) One-fourth of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.
D) Very rarely: it is rare that an affected male would mate with a carrier female.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents