What I meant was, out of the 4 possible phenotypes, where small x is the recessive mutation and big X is the "safe" x chromosome: girl-safe XX, boy-safe XY, girl-carrier xX, boy-affected xY, 1 of them manifests the symptoms of the disease. 1 in 4 chance of having an affected son.
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