Autosomal dominant inheritance

Autosomal dominant inheritance
Term	Autosomal dominant inheritance
Short definition	autosomal dominant inheritance (AW-toh-SOH-mul DAH-mih-nunt in-HAYR-ih-tunts) One of the ways a genetic trait or condition can be passed (inherited) from parent to child. In autosomal dominant inheritance, a genetic condition can occur when the child inherits a copy of a mutated (changed) gene from a parent.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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autosomal dominant inheritance - (pronounced) (AW-toh-SOH-mul DAH-mih-nunt in-HAYR-ih-tunts) One of the ways a genetic trait or condition can be passed (inherited) from parent to child. In autosomal dominant inheritance, a genetic condition can occur when the child inherits a copy of a mutated (changed) gene from a parent. A child who has a parent with the mutated gene has a 50% chance of inheriting that mutated gene

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Autosomal dominant inheritance
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