Answer with reason:
When counseling parents about genetic transmission of an X-linked disorder, which concept does the nurse keep in mind?
a. An X-linked disorder can be traced through the paternal lineage.
b. A female can only pass an X-liked disorder to a son
c. A male can pass an X-linked mutation to a son or a daughter
d. A male with a mutation in an X-linked gene will manifest the disease.
5) The nurse explains to parents that if both of them are carriers of an autosomal recessive genetic mutation, the chance of each childNOT inheriting the disease (affected) is
a. 25% c. 0%
b. 75% d. 50%
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