Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a sex-linked inheritance, is characterized by

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a sex-linked inheritance, is characterized by (A) sex ratio disorder (B) wasting away of muscles (C) inevitable death (D) all of the above.

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: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a X-linked recessive disorder caused by diffective dystrophin gene. In this disease there is a progressive weakness of all the skeletal muscles of the body leading to respiratory failure. The affected child usually dies at the age of 15 years.

Q. Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a sex-linked inheritance, is characterized by

sex ratio disorder

wasting away of muscles

inevitable death

all of the above.

: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a X-linked recessive disorder caused by diffective dystrophin gene. In this disease there is a progressive weakness of all the skeletal muscles of the body leading to respiratory failure. The affected child usually dies at the age of 15 years.