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![[-- autosomal dominant --]](Images/Terms/autosoma.gif)
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| defined: |
A gene on one of the autosomes that, if present, will almost always produce a specific trait or disease. The chance of passing the gene (and therefore the disease) to children is 50-50 in each pregnancy.
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Lindsay Middelton, R.N., of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, defines autosomal dominant. |
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related terms: |
autosome, dominant, gene | |
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