Mendelian Genetics

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

Two unaffected parents have an affected child. The trait is most likely

  • A

    Mitochondrial (transmitted exclusively through the maternal lineage)

  • B

    Autosomal dominant (one parent must be heterozygous and affected)

  • C

    Y-linked (passed from affected father to all male offspring only)

  • D

    Autosomal recessive (both parents are heterozygous carriers)

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Explanation

For dominant traits, every affected child must have at least one affected parent. Recessive: unaffected carriers can produce affected offspring.

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