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(i)Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

In autosomal dominant inheritance, only one copy of a disease allele is necessary for an individual to be
susceptible to expressing the phenotype. With each pregnancy, there is a one in two (50%) chance the
offspring will inherit the disease allele.

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Individual Genotype

1 aa

3 aa

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