What is duchenne's muscular dystrophy disease?

Answer 1

recessive

Answer 2

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a nonsence mutation in the dystrophin gene on the x-chromosome, this type mutation that occuurs in duchenne is what sets it apart from beckers or any other dystrophy. a nonsence mutation is a point mutation(additon or sutraction of a nucleotide in an exon) which causes the gene for dystrophin to be read half way which in turn causes muscle wasting.

Answer 3

It is only found in boys.

There are six different kinds of this illness

and this is caused by a lack of dystrophin in the muscles