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    Why Would a Deleterious Genetic Mutation in a Gene on the X
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Why Would a Deleterious Genetic Mutation in a Gene on the X

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Why would a deleterious genetic mutation in a gene on the X chromosome more likely affect males than females?

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Females have two X chromosomes, and the ...

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