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Pseudodominance
An autosomal recessive condition present in individuals in two or more generations of a family, thereby appearing to follow a dominant inheritance pattern. Common explanations include: 1) a high carrier frequency; 2) birth of an affected child to an affected individual and a genetically related (consanguineous) reproductive partner.
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