actea1 wrote:
in this disorder both genders will express the disease. affected male will transmit disease to daughters (but not sons). .
all daughters will be affected. and if penetrance in this case is 60 %. prevalence for
sex linked dominan is 1%
probablity=60%
Yoga....X-linked dominant the boys are not gonna have it coz they get it from an OK mom. But all the girls will. As X from both and it being a DOMINANT with 60% penetrance that sud be it. 
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u r right my time thanx 4 correcting me
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dear folks can u please tell me if im only blind or dumb.. i see in table very clearly written 'NO' for penetrance under sex linked dominant...does not that mean no penetarnce seen and yes 1% prevalnce is right..
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KG u see right but what abt the qs itself says..the diease has 60% penetrance.
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ok u mean we are to juz answer like hyptheticaly w/o knowing whys or do we raelly see thsi mode,like stuff..ok u mean here they testing juz if we know how to solve if given penetrance which actually is not seen in gievn dis ,thn why to refer table...sorry but its haunting me since long i dont question the question setter perhaps its something beyong books or atleast i know or understand..
couldnt it be a distraction to know if we raelly know penetarnce seen or not seen in such case..well i feel idont know anything..
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baabaa they give the answer so move on........next plz. 
but I know what u mean when u go into research SHOUT and scream! 
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mytime wrote:baabaa they give the answer so move on........next plz. but I know what u mean when u go into research SHOUT and scream!
lol but i wish i dont get such question on exam..sorry for bugging....juz thot to throw this question again if someone can shutup me with good logic but now i finally think better move on  YES NEXT PLEASE...
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hey guys me tkng exam next month and first aid i dd not much ,what should i do now shell i start doing it now or just continue with my notes and usmle world q bank
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