Developing a hypothesis to explain that the muscle samples from women, who carry a mutation for muscular dystrophy disease, reveal some regions of degenerating muscle tissue adjacent to the other regions that are normal. Introduction: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an example of the X-linked recessive disorder. Cells have DMD (Duchenne muscular dystrophy) gene, which produces a protein-dystrophin in muscle cells. Dystrophin provides the strength to the muscle tissues. Mutation in the DMD gene causes the muscle tissues to break down and thus, weak muscles are formed.

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Developing a hypothesis to explain that the muscle samples from women, who carry a mutation for muscular dystrophy disease, reveal some regions of degenerating muscle tissue adjacent to the other regions that are normal.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an example of the X-linked recessive disorder. Cells have DMD (Duchenne muscular dystrophy) gene, which produces a protein-dystrophin in muscle cells. Dystrophin provides the strength to the muscle tissues. Mutation in the DMD gene causes the muscle tissues to break down and thus, weak muscles are formed.

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