For autosomal-dominant inheritance

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For autosomal-dominant inheritance, an individual can carry a gene with a dominant effect without presenting any clinical manifestations. For autosomal-dominant inheritance, males and females are equally affected. For autosomal-dominant inheritance, the risk of having an affected offspring is 50% for each pregnancy when a person has a gene for that condition. For autosomal-dominant inheritance, genetic risk is governed by chance. None, less than half, half, more than half, or all of the offspring could be affected by a condition that is transmitted by autosomal-dominant inheritance.

For Autosomal-Dominant Inheritance