THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
THE HUMAN GENOME
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True
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False
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Detailed explanation-1: -Autosomal traits are controlled by genes on one of the 22 pairs of human autosomes. Autosomes are all the chromosomes except the X or Y chromosome, and they do not differ between males and females, so autosomal traits are inherited in the same way regardless of the sex of the parent or offspring.
Detailed explanation-2: -The numbered chromosomes are the only chromosomes that use autosomal inheritance patterns.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both mammalian X and Y chromosomes evolved from ancestral autosomes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Autosomal dominant is a pattern of inheritance characteristic of some genetic disorders. “Autosomal” means that the gene in question is located on one of the numbered, or non-sex, chromosomes.