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genetics, inheritance, sex-linked dominant, genetics, sex-linked dominant, x-linked dominant, term "sex-linked dominant" means that a single abnormal gene on the x chromosome, cause the disease, disease is likely to be transmitted to boys, girls, boys, not survive, rare mode of transmission, related terms, topics, gene, chromosome, inheritance, heredity, disease, genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, sex-linked recessive, autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive inheritance of genetic diseases, abnormalities, traits is described by both the type of chromosome the abnormal gene resides on, autosomal, sex chromosome, by whether the gene is dominant, recessive, autosomally inherited diseases, inherited, the non-sex chromosomes, pairs 1, 22, sex-linked diseases, inherited, the sex chromosomes, x chromosome, y chromosome, dominant inheritance occurs, an abnormal gene, one parent is capable of causing disease though there a matching gene, other parent that is normal, abnormal gene dominates the outcome, the gene pair, recessive inheritance occurs, matching genes must be abnormal to produce disease, one gene, in the pair is abnormal, disease is not manifest, mildly manifest, genetic predisposition to disease, passed on, children, chances of inheriting a trait, an x-linked dominant disorder, father carries the abnormal x gene, all of his daughters, inherit the disease, none, the sons, have the disease, mother carries the abnormal x gene half of all children, daughters, sons, inherit the disease tendency, in other words, assumed that 4 children, produced, 2 male, 2 female, mother, carrier, 1 abnormal x, has disease, father is normal, statistical expectation, 2 children, 1 girl, 1 boy, 2 children, 1 girl, 1 boy, assumed that 4 children, produced, 2 male, 2 female, father, carrier, abnormal x, he has disease, mother is normal, statistical expectation, 2 girls, 2 normal boys, does not mean that children, necessarily be affected.