Women can pass down X-linked conditions such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Women who are carriers of an X-linked recessive condition have a 25% chance of having an unaffected son, a 25% chance of having an affected son, a 25% chance of having an unaffected daughter, and a 25% chance of having a daughter who also is a carrier.
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