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While Many Congenital or Genetic Diseases Are 'Recessive,' Some Are

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While many congenital or genetic diseases are 'recessive,' some are 'dominant.' In regard to a disease passed on through a DOMINANT version of a gene, which of the following is true?


A) A person who inherits only one copy of the dominant version of the gene will develop/have the disease.
B) A heterozygous person will only be a 'carrier' of the disease.
C) All of the children born to an individual who is heterozygous will have the disease.
D) None of the children born to a person who is homozygous will have the disease.
E) A person who inherits only one copy of the recessive version of the gene cannot have the disease.

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