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X-Linked recessive (carrier mother)

In this example, an unaffected woman carries one copy of a gene mutation for an X-linked recessive disorder. She has an affected son, an unaffected daughter who carries one copy of the mutation, and two unaffected children who do not have the mutation.

Source: Genetics Home Reference. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/illustrations/xlinkrecessivemother

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