A carrier state does not exist for which pattern?
a. Autosomal dominant c. X-linked recessive
b. Autosomal recessive d. Multifactorial inhe-ritance
A
Autosomal dominant means that a single dose of the mutant allele is sufficient to cause the phenotype to express, and a carrier state does not exist.
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