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Autosomal dominant
A pattern of inheritance that involves genes that are located on autosomes (not sex chromosomes). In autosomal dominant inheritance, you only need to inherit one copy of a particular form of a gene in order to show that trait. It does not matter what form of the gene you inherit from the other parent. One example of an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance is the disease familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), which puts people at extremely high risk for developing colon cancer. If a person inherits a copy of the FAP gene from only one parent, they are at risk for colon cancer.
Autosomal recessive, Autosome, Familial adenomatous polyposis, Gene, Mutation, Sex chromosome
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