A patient, age 9, is admitted to a pediatric unit with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. When planning care, the nurse recalls that the patient inherited this condition through a trait that is:

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern, meaning the gene causing the disorder is located on the X chromosome. Since males have only one X chromosome, a single recessive gene on that chromosome will cause the disease.

A Patient, Age 9, Is Admitted to a Pediatric Unit