One reason that dominant diseases remain in populations is that
A) they do not make people as sick as recessive illnesses.
B) they do not run in families.
C) they often do not produce symptoms until a person has already had children.
D) they affect more females than males.
E) they are more curable than recessive diseases.

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Dominant diseases often do not produce symptoms until a person has already had children and passed on the disease-causing gene to their offspring. This makes it difficult to eradicate the disease from the population, as carriers may not be aware they have the disease until after they have passed it on to their children.

One Reason That Dominant Diseases Remain in Populations Is That