Below is a pedigree of a fairly common human hereditary trait; the boxes represent males and the circles represent females. Filled-in symbols indicate the abnormal phenotype

Given that one gene pair is involved,

(a) Is the inheritance pattern X-linked or autosomal?
(b) Give the genotype of each individual in the pedigree. If more than one genotypic possibility exists, present all possible alternatives.


(a) autosomal recessive
(b)

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