What are the characteristics of autosomal dominant disorders?
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What are the characteristics of autosomal dominant disorders?
Autosomes:
The autosomes are the non-sex chromosomes in a person's genetic profile. Normally, humans have 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes labeled 1 to 22 based on length with the longest chromosome first.
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View this answerThe characteristics of autosomal dominant disorders are that they require only one copy of an abnormal gene to manifest and the gene will be located...
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