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Parents of a child with fragile X syndrome ask the nurse about genetic transmission of this syndrome. In response, the nurse correctly explains that fragile X syndrome is:
 
  a. most commonly seen in girls.
  b. acquired after birth.
  c. usually transmitted by the male carrier.
  d. usually transmitted by the female carrier.
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The gene causing fragile X syndrome is transmitted by the mother. Fragile X syndrome is most common in males, is congenital, and is not transmitted by a male carrier.
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