A woman with X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited

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both sons and daughters

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The correct option is D both sons and daughters
If a woman has X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes then she is called a carrier.
Carrier females of X-linked variants are usually healthy with no related symptoms. Each of the sons of a carrier female has a 50% chance of being affected with the disease and each of her daughters has a 50% chance of being a carrier.

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