Mendelian Genetics

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

filled = affected

Two unaffected parents (top) have both affected and unaffected children of both sexes. The trait is most likely

  • A

    X-linked recessive (mother is a heterozygous carrier)

  • B

    Mitochondrial inheritance (mother passes to all offspring)

  • C

    Autosomal dominant (one parent is heterozygous affected)

  • D

    Autosomal recessive (parents are heterozygous carriers)

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Explanation

Affected children of two unaffected parents → recessive. Both sexes affected → autosomal (not X-linked).

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