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Biology
Posted 5 months ago

A dominant gene for a disorder, such as the gene for Huntington's disease,
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can be inherited only if both parents carry the gene
can be inherited only from the mother
can be inherited only from the father
is expressed regardless of whether the gene from the other parent is dominant or recessive
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Posted 5 months ago
D
Key Concept
Dominant Gene Expression
Explanation
A dominant gene is expressed in the phenotype regardless of whether the other allele is dominant or recessive. This means that only one copy of the dominant gene is needed for the trait to be expressed.

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