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A severe disease that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait is more likely to skip generations in a pedigree than an autosomal recessive trait that causes a harmless phenotypic variant because

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Answer:Autosomal Recessive

Explanation:Autosomal Recessive

Skip generation because they can hide out in a carrier behind a dominant traits. The recessive needs another carrier to be seen,meaning it can hide for many generation before it can finally be seen. Trait like red hair and blue eyes can skip generation,before they finally make its presence known .

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