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the pedigrees below show the inheritance of three separate, rare autosomal conditions in different families. for each pedigree, decide if the condition is better explained as recessive or dominant.

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It is recessive. Both parents are heterozygous for the trait, but they do not exhibit the disease themselves. If it were a dominant gene, both parents would have the disease if they carried the gene for it.

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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Dominant: Dominant: Recessive." The pedigrees below show the inheritance of three separate, rare autosomal conditions in different families. There are three items, and those are the answers.
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