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Would a child be able to inherit an autosomal recessive disorder if at least one

ID: 210120 • Letter: W

Question

Would a child be able to inherit an autosomal recessive disorder if at least one parent was homozygous dominant for the disease gene (such as genotype AA)?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Only if the other parent had two recessive alleles (genotype aa).

d. It would depend on whether one or both parents had the AA genotype for the disease gene.

a. Yes

b. No

c. Only if the other parent had two recessive alleles (genotype aa).

d. It would depend on whether one or both parents had the AA genotype for the disease gene.

Explanation / Answer

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