The reason recessive genetic disorders are more frequent than disorders inherite

Question

The reason recessive genetic disorders are more frequent than disorders inherited as dominant is that

            a.      dominant genetic disorders are never expressed in males

            b.      people carrying dominant genetic disorders always die before birth

            c.      carriers are not eliminated by the disease before passing the defective alleles on to their offspring

            d.      recessive genetic disorders are limited to persons of the same ethnicity

            e.      None of the answers are correct.

Explanation / Answer

The reason recessive genetic disorders are more frequent than disorders inherited as dominant is that carriers are not eliminated by the disease before passing the defective alleles on to their offspring.

Correct option is C.

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