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Autosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dominance (genetics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In genetics, dominance describes a relationship between different forms (alleles) of a gene at a particular physical location (locus) on a chromosome. Typical plants and animals have two sets of chr...
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Inheriting a specific disease, condition, or trait depends on the type of chromosome affected (autosomal or sex chromosome). It also depends on whether the trait is dominant or recessive.
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Autosomal: Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex chromosomes. ... Examples: An autosomal gene is a gene on an autosome. Most single genes describe an autosomal pattern of inheritance. Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant trait. Cystic fibrosis is...
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HEREDITY AND TRAITS ... Cite this page ... Funding provided by the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation.
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Overview of Autosomal Genetic Diseases as a medical condition including introduction, prevalence, prognosis, profile, symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and treatment ... Types of Autosomal Genetic Diseases...
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the working copy of the gene by `R`. We are all carriers of a small number of autosomal recessive changes in genes that cause no symptoms. What happens if only one of the parents is an unaffected carrier of an autosomal recessive faulty gene?
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