The nurse in the OB-GYN clinic counsels a couple that in autosomal dominant inheritance, which of the following occur?

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In autosomal dominant inheritance, an affected individual often has an affected parent (A), males and females are equally affected (C), and a father can pass the defective gene to a son (D). The chance of passing on the abnormality is 50%, not 75%, and there can be variances in expression and penetrance.

The Nurse in the OB-GYN Clinic Counsels a Couple That