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Autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive

Refers to the inheritance pattern of a gene on a chromosome other than X or Y. Genes are inherited in pairs—one gene from each parent. However, the inheritance may not be equal, and one gene may overshadow the other in determining the final form of the encoded characteristic. The gene that overshadows the other is called the dominant gene; the overshadowed gene is the recessive one.

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autosomal dominant

Genetics Referring to a mode of inheritance, in which the presence of only one copy of a gene of interest on one of the 22 autosomal–non-sex chromosomes, will result in the phenotypic expression of that gene; the likelihood of expressing an autosomal gene in progeny is 1:2; ♂ and ♀ are affected equally. Cf Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive.

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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies can either be autosomal dominant (single gene defect on a chromosome from either parent or one copy of a mutant gene and one normal gene, known as type 1 LGMD) or autosomal recessive (a defect or mutation on the gene from the chromosome of each parent is needed, known as type 2 LGMD).

The muscular dystrophies: from genes to therapies by Bloch, Robert J. / Physical Therapy

Modifier effect of ENOS in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

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1,7) Approximately 15% of cases are familial, caused by a mutation on the gene encoding the PrP, and are transmitted in an autosomal dominant pattern.

Hearing loss as the initial presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Bauer, Carol / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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