Which statement is a criterion for an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance for a specific trait or characteristic that is highly penetrant?
A. Unaffected family members do not transmit the trait to their children.
B. Genotypes of individuals expressing the trait must be homozygous.
C. The trait appears only among male offspring of female carriers.
D. Carriers for the trait do not necessarily express the trait.
A
With a highly penetrant dominant trait, if a person has one allele, he or she would express the trait and have a 50% risk of transmitting it to his or her children. A person who does not express the trait does not have the allele and could not transmit the trait to his or her children.
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