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A woman with a genetic disease marries a man who does not carry the disease. It is not possible for their children to carry the disease. The disease must be

-sex-linked
-recessive
-dominant
-caused by an extra chromosome

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A woman with a genetic disease marries a man who does not carry the disease. It is not possible for their children to carry the disease. The disease must be recessive.
A recessive disease requires both parents to have it in order to pass it down to children.
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