List four disorders that are acquired through dominant-recessive inheritance. Are males or females at greater risk for these disorders? Why?
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Four disorders that are acquired through dominant-recessive inheritance include: Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, sickle-cell anemia, and Tay-Sach's disease. Males and females are equal risk for all of these disorders because these are not X-linked disorders
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