In a Certain Family Pedigree,you Observe That 7 of a Couple's

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a certain family pedigree,you observe that 7 of a couple's 12 children display a disease trait.In the subsequent generation,some of the children of affected individuals have the disease,but none of the children of two unaffected parents do.You conclude that the disease is caused by a ________ allele.

• A) recessive
• B) dominant
• C) redundant
• D) wild-type

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