An unaffected woman, who is heterozygous for an X-linked allele causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has children with a normal man. What are the probabilities of them having an unaffected son or daughter? Short Answer. Please provide your final answer as a fraction

An unaffected woman, who is heterozygous for an X-linked allele causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has children with a normal man. What are the probabilities of them having an unaffected son or daughter? Short Answer. Please provide your final answer as a fraction

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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter9: Patterns Of Inheritance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5SQ

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