Question

If two parents do not have an autosomal recessive trait, what can you say about their children? Can autosomal recessive traits skip generations?

Answer 1

All the children will have the trait because it's recessive

Answer 2

All of their children will have the trait because it’s a recessive.



Autosomal recessive patterns manifest by skipping generations as the affected are usually children of unaffected carriers. It is also common to see affected individuals with unaffected offspring. ... The most common situation of an autosomal recessive disease occurs when the parents are each carrier or heterozygous (Dd).