In a recessive disorder, a person will only have the disorder if they have one copy of the allele

True or False

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Sarah Rivas

Biology

2 August, 07:12

In a recessive disorder, a person will only have the disorder if they have one copy of the allele

True or False

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Tatiana Santos · Answer 1

False

Explanation:

Since it's a recessive disorder that means the presence of the dominant allele will overshadow the recessive if it's present. Two recessive alleles have to be present in order for the person to have the disorder.

In a recessive disorder, a person will only have the disorder if they have one copy of the alleleTrue or False

In a recessive disorder, a person will only have the disorder if they have one copy of the allele

True or False