This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Mendelian Disorders: Single-Gene Defects, Subject name: Pathology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is inherited as - 
Select and explain. 
A. X linked, B. Autosomal dominant, C. Autosomal recessive, D. Codominant
A: X linked
Answer: A: X linked 
Explanation: Ans. is 'a' i.e., X linked o The two most common forms of muscular dystrophy are X-linked:- Duchenne muscular dystrophy and- Becker muscular dvstrophv.X-linked Recessive disordersMusculoskeletalo Duchene muscular dystrophyo Chronic gramilomatus diseaseHematologicalo Hemophilia A & Bo G-6-PD deficiencyImmuneo Agammaglobulinemiao Wiskott-Aldrich synd.Metabolico Diabetes insipiduso Lesch Nyhan syndromeNervouso Fragile-X-syndromeo Colour blindnessX-linked dominant disorderso Vitamine D resistant ricketso Familial hypophosphatemia