Letter I

Inheritance

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Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from parent to child.

The pattern of inheritance is the manner in which a gene is transmitted.

For example, the pattern of inheritance may be as an autosomal dominant trait that is transmitted from father or mother to son or daughter.

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