An Autosomal Recessive Disorder

question 98

Multiple Choice

An autosomal recessive disorder

• A) requires that only one parent be a carrier.
• B) displays its symptoms only in heterozygotes.
• C) is more frequent in males than females.
• D) can appear only in children of parents who both carry the gene.
• E) is dominant in females.

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