Which statement about dominant and recessive diseases is true?
A. Serious diseases are only rarely due to dominant alleles.
B. Recessive alleles have no effect on an individual's likelihood of developing a disease.
C. Children who inherit the dominant allele for a disorder rarely develop that disorder.
D. Males are more likely than females to inherit recessive disorders carried on the autosomes.
Answer: A
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