Use the Following Figure to Answer the Question

question 41

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the question. Shaded symbols indicate affected individuals. The pedigree in the figure shows the transmission of a trait in a particular family. Based on this pattern of transmission, the trait is most likely ________.

• A) mitochondrial
• B) sex-linked dominant
• C) sex-linked recessive
• D) autosomal dominant

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