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To predict: The probability of the child’s sibling to be a carrier of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy while neither of his parents is affected.
Introduction: Genetic disorders are also known as congenital disorders or congenital malformations. It refers to defects or disorders that are present at the time of birth. Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is an example of X-linked inheritance. It is characterized by the absence of dystrophin, a protein that is necessary to keep the muscle cells intact.
To predict: The sex of the carrier for Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy while neither of his parents is affected.
Introduction: Alleles for sex-linked disorders are usually present on X chromosome, while Y chromosome does not carry similar alleles like X chromosome.
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