Muscular dystrophy is an x linked recessive disorder. If two of the four offsprings have muscular dystrophy and the other two are normal, predict the genotype of the parents. The offsprins are all boys and the parents appear normal. 2. At age 50, the girl is bald and the boy is not bald. They are twins. What is the genotype of the girl? Predict the genotype of the parents of the twins.

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1. Muscular dystrophy is an x linked recessive disorder. If two of the four offsprings have muscular dystrophy and the other two are normal, predict the genotype of the parents. The offsprins are all boys and the parents appear normal.

2. At age 50, the girl is bald and the boy is not bald. They are twins. What is the genotype of the girl? Predict the genotype of the parents of the twins.

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