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An individual expresses a recessive genetic disease. Which statement best explains how that person inherited the disease?

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The individual received recessive genes from both parents.

The individual received dominant genes from both parents.

The individual received a mutated gene from one parent.

The individual received one dominant and one recessive gene from the parents.

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Answer:

The first one or the last one

Step-by-step explanation:

If the disease is rr, the The parents have to have at least one recessive gene -- they should by Rr and Rr or Rr and rr or rr and rr.

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