Mode of inheritance reflects

A) whether a gene is on an autosome or sex chromosome and whether the allele is recessive or dominant.
B) whether the allele is transmitted from the male or the female.
C) the number of genes that determine a trait.
D) the size of the chromosome that includes the gene in question and the sex of the parent transmitting it.


A) whether a gene is on an autosome or sex chromosome and whether the allele is recessive or dominant.

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