Parents ask the nurse about the characteristics of autosomal dominant inheritance.Which statement is characteristic of autosomal dominant inheritance?

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In autosomal dominant inheritance,only one copy of the mutant gene is necessary to cause the disorder.When a parent is affected,there is a 50% chance that the chromosome with the gene for the disorder will be contributed to each pregnancy.Males and females are equally affected.The disorder does not "skip" a generation.If the child is not affected,then most likely he or she is not a carrier of the gene for the disorder.In autosomal recessive inheritance,any child of two unaffected heterozygous parents has a 25% chance of being affected.

Parents Ask the Nurse About the Characteristics of Autosomal Dominant