Dominant Inheritance. When a trait is dominant, only one allele is required for the trait to be observed. A dominant allele will mask a recessive allele, if present.<\/p>\n

\nTo be afflicted by an autosomal dominant inheritance, a person just needs one mutant copy of the gene. Each affected person typically contains a single parent who is also affected.<\/p>\n

\nAutosomal dominant or dominance is a pattern of genetic inheritance that occurs within an autosome (non-sex chromosome). The way we look and function is most commonly the result of dominance of one parental gene over the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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