3. refer to the figure showing a pedigree of a family affected by an x-linked recessive disorder. a female in generation 3 isn't a carrier of the disorder. how can this be?
o a females don't have x chromosomes so aren't affected by gene disorders passed on the x chromosome
bromatos receive an x chromosome from each parent, but in cases of cosive disorders, the mutated chromosome isn't passed on to daughters
fomalos receive x chromosomes from the fathers only, which are unaltected in this caso
d. pomalo receive an x chromosome from each parent if a mother is a correr of an x-linked rocessive disorder, her daughters have a 50 percent chance of receiving her normal
x chromosome and a 50 percent chance of receiving formulated x chromosome