A male newborn is diagnosed with polycystic kidneys which requires autosomal dominant transmission.One of the parents is believed to have this genetic disease. The nurse's teaching should be based on the fact that with autosomal dominant inheritance:

50% of the offspring have a chance of developing the disease from the affected parent.

Diseases are transmitted from a carrier mother to her son.

All of the offspring will develop the disease.

50% of the offspring will be carriers of the disease from the affected parent.