Inheritance Due to a Rare X-Linked Dominant Mutation Can Be

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Multiple Choice

Inheritance due to a rare X-linked dominant mutation can be distinguished from inheritance due to a rare autosomal dominant mutation because, in the X-linked case:

• A)affected fathers do not have affected daughters.
• B)affected mothers do not have affected sons.
• C)affected fathers do not have affected sons.
• D)affected mothers do not have affected daughters.
• E)the two possibilities cannot be distinguished.

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