When the father has an X-linked condition, his sons will not be . His daughters will be for that condition.

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The correct options are
A affected
C carriers
When the father has an X-linked condition, his sons will not be affected. The sons are not affected because the sons only get his Y chromosome and not the X chromosome which is affected. The daughters will be a carrier for the condition.

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