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Autosomal dominant disorders do not skip a generation, so affected offspring have affected parents. One parent must have the disorder for its offspring to be affected. Both males and females are equally likely to be affected, so it is an autosomal disorder.
In an autosomal recessive disorder, both parents can not express the trait, however, if both are carriers, their offspring can express the trait. Autosomal recessive disorders typically skip a generation, so affected offspring typically have unaffected parents. With an autosomal recessive disorder, both males and females are equally likely to be affected.
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