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Why is duchenne muscular dystrophy a recessive?

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Is duchenne muscular syndrome dominant or recessive?

It is a recessive X linked form of muscular dystrophy


Is duchenne muscular dystrophy hereditary?

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What type of allele is responsible for causing duchenne muscular dystrophy?

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Any treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients?

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Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy chromosomal?

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What is the missing molecule in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

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What is an important congential muscular disease that results in the degeneration of the skeletal muscles by young adulthood called?

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What is an recessive trait?

An X-linked recessive trait is coded for by a gene on the X-chromosome and is not dominant (is canceled out by the presence of a different allele). Example of X-linked recessive traits are; Haemophilia A & B and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.


What ethnic group is mostly affected by duchenne muscular dystrophy?

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