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7. Why is it so unlikely for a girl to get a disorder like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Because it takes a very long time and an interesting mindset.

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People don't really have an explanation for the things that we do they just suddenly build up inside us

User Cruelcage
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This is because the mutated gene responsible for Duchenne is located in the X chromosome. Girls have two X chromosomes, meaning that the body usually inactivates the chromosome that carries the mutation. The female will carry the mutation, but manifest little to no symptoms of the disease.

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I hope that this helped you ;)

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