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Autosomal recessive
A pattern of inheritance that involves genes located on autosomes (not sex chromosomes). In autosomal recessive inheritance, you must inherit two copies of a particular form of a gene in order to show that trait. One example of an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance is the disease hemochromatosis, which causes people to accumulate too much iron in their body. A person must inherit mutated copies of the hemochromatosis gene from both parents in order to develop the disease.
Autosomal dominant, Autosome, Gene, Hemochromatosis, Mutation, Sex chromosome
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