PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An autosomal pattern of inheritance occurs in families affected with a genetic disease whose gene is not on a sex chromosome. Patients affected with autosomal recessive (AR) diseases have a disease allele on each chromosome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Autosomal dominant inheritance is a way a genetic trait or condition can be passed down from parent to child. One copy of a mutated (changed) gene from one parent can cause the genetic condition. A child who has a parent with the mutated gene has a 50% chance of inheriting that mutated gene.

Detailed explanation-3: -The inheritance of autosomal traits are equal for both male and female because they both have the same number of autosomes. 3. The inheritance of sex-linked traits mainly affects males because they only have one X chromosome whereas females have two X chromosomes, hence are least affected.