The infographic gives the frequencies of three disorders in males. Which of the following statements is true about the incidence of these diseases in females?

A. Females never exhibit these disease phenotypes.
B. Females exhibit the disease phenotype if it is caused by a recessive allele, but not if it is caused by a dominant allele.
C. Females can exhibit the disease phenotype if it is caused by either a dominant or a recessive allele.
D. Females exhibit the disease phenotype if it is caused by a dominant allele, but not if it is caused by a recessive allele.

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C. Females can exhibit the disease phenotype if it is caused by either a dominant or a recessive allele.