A Phenotypically Normal Woman Marries a Man with CMT Disease,an

question 88

Multiple Choice

A phenotypically normal woman marries a man with CMT disease,an autosomal dominant disorder.They have a son who has CMT disease.How did the son get it?

• A) The mother had at least one dominant allele,which she passed on to her son.
• B) The father had at least one dominant allele,which he passed on to his son.
• C) The mother had one recessive and one dominant allele,one of which she passed on to her son.
• D) The father had two recessive alleles,one of which he passed on to his son.
• E) None of the above.

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