Most inherited human disorders are the result of

a. recessive mutations of genes located on autosomes.
b. dominant mutations of genes located on the X chromosome.
c. recessive mutations of genes located on the Y chromosome.
d. simultaneous mutations of the same gene on homologous chromosomes.


a. recessive mutations of genes located on autosomes.

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