You have spent two decades studying a muscular dystrophy disorder. All previous pedigree data indicate this is an X-linked dominant trait, you notice that in one instance the trait skips one daughter coming from an effected father. If this disease is truly X-linked dominant, what is a likely explanation as to why it was not seen in this single female? O Only environmental conditions actually cause the disease O This disease may not be 100% penetrant for the disease O Skipping generations is common for X-linked dominant traits O The definition for X-linked dominant no longer means what it did when this disease was first discovered O This disease must not actually be X-linked dominant

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You have spent two decades studying a muscular dystrophy disorder. All previous pedigree data indicate this is an X-linked dominant trait, you notice
that in one instance the trait skips one daughter coming from an effected father. If this disease is truly X-linked dominant, what is a likely explanation
as to why it was not seen in this single female?
O Only environmental conditions actually cause the disease
O This disease may not be 100% penetrant for the disease
O Skipping generations is common for X-linked dominant traits
O The definition for X-linked dominant no longer means what it did when this disease was first discovered
O This disease must not actually be X-linked dominant
Transcribed Image Text:You have spent two decades studying a muscular dystrophy disorder. All previous pedigree data indicate this is an X-linked dominant trait, you notice that in one instance the trait skips one daughter coming from an effected father. If this disease is truly X-linked dominant, what is a likely explanation as to why it was not seen in this single female? O Only environmental conditions actually cause the disease O This disease may not be 100% penetrant for the disease O Skipping generations is common for X-linked dominant traits O The definition for X-linked dominant no longer means what it did when this disease was first discovered O This disease must not actually be X-linked dominant
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