Suppose That a Disease Is Inherited

question 74

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a disease is inherited. Your mother has the disease, your father does not, and you have a very minor case of the disease which lies somewhere in between your mother's and father's situation. In this case, we would know that the alleles that determine this trait:

• A) are recessive
• B) are dominant
• C) are codominant
• D) are heterozygous

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