Chromosomal Inheritance

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

An affected father (top right, filled square) has all daughters unaffected (or carriers) and no affected sons (here, one affected and one unaffected). The pattern is consistent with

  • A

    Autosomal recessive

  • B

    X-linked recessive

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  • C

    Mitochondrial

  • D

    Autosomal dominant

Explanation

X-linked recessive: affected fathers pass X^c only to daughters (carriers). Sons inherit Y from father; affected sons get X^c from a carrier mother.

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