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Autosomal dominant inheritance

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Autosomal dominant inheritance
A pattern of inheritance in which a trait will be expressed if the gene is inherited from either parent.


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It can be inherited through autosomal dominant inheritance, in which one gene for the condition expresses itself in an individual; or through autosomal recessive inheritance, in which the recessive (unexpressed) gene is passed from each parent and the two genes are paired together, causing the disorder to be expressed in the child.
According to them, these primary electrical heart disorders are mostly subject to autosomal dominant inheritance, which means that family members have a 50 per cent risk of being carriers of the modified gene causing the disorder.
Characteristics of autosomal dominant inheritance of breast cancer * The cancer-predisposing mutation is transmitted from generation to generation through one side of the family (Fig.
 
 
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