Multiple Choice
A nursing student is preparing an oral presentation about autosomal recessive inheritance. Which of the following must occur for an offspring to demonstrate signs and symptoms of the disorder with this type of inheritance?
A) Both parents must be heterozygous carriers.
B) One parent must have the disease.
C) The mother must be a carrier.
D) The father must be affected by the disease.
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