Devastated parents ask the nurse why their child has cerebral palsy when they are completely healthy. The nurse replies that the appearance of an inherited trait is the result of:
a. Two dominant genes for the trait
b. One dominant gene and one recessive gene for the trait
c. Two recessive genes for the trait
d. Heterozygous genes for the trait
C
An inherited disorder caused by a recessive trait is caused by two recessive genes. A dominant gene would suppress the recessive gene. Two dominant genes cannot cause a recessive disorder. Heterozygous genes would not carry the trait.
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