Which of the following is a characteristic of autosomal recessive inheritance? * Only males are affected Affected individuals have unaffected parents All offspring of affected parents are affected It affects only one generation
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In this pattern, two copies of an abnormal gene must be present for the disease or trait to develop. It is not linked to sex chromosomes, so it affects both males and females equally. Show more…
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