A family has two children with an undiagnosed, very rare neurodevelopmental condition illustrated in the pedigree below. Neither parent is affected and there is no family history of this disorder. The following two questions relate to this pedigree. What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this condition? Select one alternative: Dominant O It is not inherited Recessive O Xlinked recessive

A family has two children with an undiagnosed, very rare neurodevelopmental condition illustrated in the pedigree below. Neither parent is affected and there is no family history of this disorder. The following two questions relate to this pedigree. What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this condition? Select one alternative: Dominant O It is not inherited Recessive O Xlinked recessive

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter11: Genome Alterations: Mutation And Epigenetics

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