Which of the following is the most likely inheritance pattern in the pedigree given below?
Correct Answer: X-linked dominant
Description: d. X-linked dominant(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 593, Ghai 8/e p 641)It is an X-linked dominant pattern of inheritance, all the female offsprings of a diseased male (XY) receive abnormal X chromosome & express the disease, whereas none of the male offsprings of diseased father have the disease.
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