The sequence of the bases in DNA is most important for which of the following? A. allowing the DNA to have the shape necessary for replication.

B. preventing mutations from occurring during DNA replication

C. helping from the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA molecules.

D. providing the instructions for the traits of an organism.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition.b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.