In Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

question 22

Multiple Choice

In autosomal dominant inheritance

• A) the trait often skips generations.
• B) about one-fourth of the progeny in a pedigree will show the trait.
• C) two affected individuals may have unaffected children.
• D) males are more affected than females.
• E) a deleterious phenotype is always produced.

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