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The term “autosomal dominant” is used to describe one way in which a trait or disorder can be inherited or passed down in a family. If a disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, it means that a person needs to inherit a mutation in only one copy of a gene (only from one parent) in order to develop symptoms of the disease.
