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a.
To find: The probability that a son inherits the disease, when the father has the defective x chromosome and the mother has the good XX chromosomes.
b.
To find: The probability that the daughter will inherit the disease, when the father has the defective x chromosome and the mother has the good XX chromosomes.
c.
To find: The probability that getting a son who inherits the disease when the mother has one defective x and one good X chromosomes and the father has the good XY chromosome.
d.
To find: The probability that a daughter will inherit the disease when the mother has one defective x chromosome and one good X chromosome, and the father has good XY chromosomes.
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