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Is Immune Deficiency Disease Autosomal Or Sex Linked?
Autosomal recessive is one of several ways that a trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families.
An autosomal recessive disorder means two copies of an abnormal
Alternative Names
Genetics - autosomal recessive; Inheritance - autosomal recessive
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Inheriting a specific disease, condition, or trait depends on the type of chromosome affected (autosomal or sex chromosome). It also depends on whether...
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Autosomal dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Autosomal dominant is one of several ways that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. If a disease is autosomal dominant, it... Read more »
Sex-linked recessive
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sex-linked diseases are inherited through one of the "sex chromosomes" -- the X or Y chromosomes. Autosomally inherited diseases are inherited... Read more »
Sex-linked dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sex-linked dominant is a rare way that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. A single abnormal gene on the X chromosome can cause... Read more »
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