Assignment:
Question 1. Hypophosphatemia is a dominant genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of phosphates in the blood. Asssuming the other parent is free of the disorder, males with the disorder will pass it on to their daughters but not their sons. Females with the disorder will pass it on to approximately half of their children.
a) Is this pattern of inheritance autosomal or sex linked? Explain.
b) Draw Punnett sqaures to show the inheritance pattern of the disorder in each of the two scenarios.