The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of autosomal dominant inheritance. Which are true about these characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

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Characteristics of autosomal dominant inheritance include the phenotype appears in consecutive generations, males and females are equally affected, and children of an affected parent have a 50% chance of being affected. A carrier state and parents who have affected children are usually asymptomatic are characteristic of autosomal recessive inheritance.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Characteristics of Autosomal Dominant Inheritance