In the analysis of a family, you notice that males are more likely to contract a certain disease and the daughters of affected males produce 50% of their sons affected with the disease. This disease is displaying what pattern of inheritance?

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Since males are more likely to contract the disease, it suggests that the disease is linked to the X chromosome, which is only carried by males. Additionally, the fact that the daughters of affected males produce 50% of their sons affected with the disease indicates that the disease is recessive and X-linked, as daughters must inherit the mutated X chromosome from both parents to be affected, and they can pass it on to their sons.

In the Analysis of a Family, You Notice That Males