autosomal dominant

Question 1

are autosomal dominant rare or common

Answer 1

rare

Question 2

autosomal dominant occur in how many individuals

Answer 2

fewer than 1 of 500 individuals

Question 3

who usually produces the affecting offspring

Answer 3

The union of a normal parent with an affected heterozygous parent

Question 4

what genes can be passed by the affected parent
(autosomal dominant)

Answer 4

disease gene or a normal gene to
his or her children

Question 5

what are the outcomes possible of a diseased gene or normal gene passed to offspring by the affected parent (autosomal dominant)

Answer 5

half will be heterozygous and will
express the disease and half will be normal

Question 6

name some examples of autosomal dominant diseases

Answer 6

Huntington’s Disease, Marfan Syndrome