Recessive Pattern of Inheritance

Last Updated July 22, 2023

Recessive traits are inherited when specific gene changes are passed on from both parents, combining in the child who expresses the trait. Recessive traits or conditions are only inherited if genes are passed on by both parents to their child.

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Recessive Pattern of Inheritance

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