A pedigree diagram showing an inheritance pattern in which males and females affected equally and heterozygotes are affected.Group of answer choicesautosomal dominantautosomal recessivesex-linked dominantmitochondrial DNA mutationsex-linked recessiveNext
Question
A pedigree diagram showing an inheritance pattern in which males and females affected equally and heterozygotes are affected.Group of answer choicesautosomal dominantautosomal recessivesex-linked dominantmitochondrial DNA mutationsex-linked recessiveNext
Solution
The inheritance pattern described in the question is Autosomal Dominant. In this pattern, both males and females are equally affected and heterozygotes are also affected. This is because the gene responsible for the trait is located on one of the 22 non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) and only one copy of the gene (from either parent) is sufficient to express the trait.
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