Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Use this image to learn about the key characteristics of a pedigree showing an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance.

Topics

  • achondroplasia
  • affected
  • affected female
  • affected individual
  • affected male
  • allele
  • autosomal
  • autosomal dominant
  • autosome
  • biological parent
  • dominant
  • familial hypercholesterolemia
  • female child
  • gene
  • generation
  • genetic condition
  • genetic trait
  • heterozygous
  • homozygous
  • Huntington’s disease
  • inheritance
  • male child
  • nonsex chromosome
  • offspring
  • pedigree
  • phenotype
  • polydactyly
  • unaffected
  • unaffected child
  • unaffected female
  • unaffected individual
  • unaffected male