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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.

Inheritance Pattern images: Genetic Abnormalities | autosomal dominant | autosomal recessive | X-linked dominant (affected father) | X-Linked dominant (affected mother) | X-Linked recessive (affected father) | X-Linked recessive (carrier mother) | mitochondrial inheritance | Codominant inheritance | Genogram symbols | Genetics

Links: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | Spermatozoa | Oocyte

Reference

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

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