X-linked recessive disorders are inherited in a specific manner. If a mother is a carrier of an X-linked recessive disorder, she has a 50% chance of passing the affected X chromosome to her offspring. Sons who inherit the affected X chromosome will express the disorder, while daughters who inherit the affected X chromosome will become carriers. If the father has the disorder, he cannot pass it to his sons (since they inherit his Y chromosome), but all of his daughters will become carriers.
