The Living World 6th Edition by George Johnson, Jonathan Losos,William Ober,Claire Garrison

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A man works in an atomic energy plant, and he is exposed daily to low-level background radiation. After several years, he has a child who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a recessive genetic defect caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. Neither the parents nor the grandparents have the disease. The man sues the plant, claiming that the abnormality in their child is the direct result of radiation-induced mutation of his gametes, and that the company should have protected him from this radiation. Before reaching a decision, the judge hearing the case insists on knowing the sex of the child. Which sex would be more likely to result in an award of damages, and why