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Sex-Linked Traits
Inheritance of a recessive X-linked disorder
The son of a woman who is a carrier of a recessive X-linked disorder will have a 50 percent chance of being affected. A daughter will not be affected, but she will have a 50 percent chance of being a carrier like her mother.
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"OpenStax College, Biology. November 3, 2013."
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