Most autosomal recessive genetic disorders are expressed as ____________________. dominant disorders codominant loss-of-function gain-of-function

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Most autosomal recessive genetic disorders are expressed as ____________________.

	dominant disorders
	codominant
	loss-of-function
	gain-of-function

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Autosomal recessive disorders occur when a person has defects in both copies of an autosomal gene. If both copies of the gene have the same deleterious mutation, the defect is termed homozygous. If each copy of the gene has a different deleterious mutation, the defect is termed compound heterozygous.

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