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In X-linked recessive inheritance, why does the disease gene often appear to skip generations?

A

x-linked diseases are only expressed in males

B

All X-linked diseases display incomplete penetrance

C

Disease is primarily transmitted through unaffected carrier females

D

Males with an affected gene may transmit but not show the disease

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