A girl has a rare condition although both parents are healthy. What is the most probable mode of inheritance?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Autosomal recessive
- Step 1: Healthy parents with an affected daughter must both carry a recessive allele on an autosome.
Answer
Autosomal recessive.
Why not the others: X-linked recessive would require an affected father to have an affected daughter.
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