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Title: Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance
Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 5, 2014
Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance for a specific trait or characteristic that is highly penetrant?
A.   Unaffected family members do not transmit the trait to their children.
B.   Genotypes of individuals expressing the trait must be homozygous.
C.   The trait appears only among male offspring of female carriers.
D.   Carriers for the trait do not necessarily express the trait.


Title: Re: Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance
Post by: padre on Oct 16, 2014
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Title: Re: Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance
Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014
Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.


Title: Re: Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance
Post by: padre on Oct 27, 2014
Hey, no worries.