The Accompanying Figure Is a Pedigree of a Fairly Common

question 48

Multiple Choice

The accompanying figure is a pedigree of a fairly common human hereditary trait in which the boxes represent males and the circles represent females.Shading symbolizes the abnormal phenotype. Given that one gene pair is involved,what is the inheritance pattern?

• A)recessive,autosomal
• B)recessive,X linked
• C)dominant,X linked
• D)sex- influenced inheritance
• E)dominant,autosomal

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