A dog that receives a copy of
the mutant gene from both parents will show clinical signs.
The mode of inheritance for this condition for many years now has been characterized as autosomal recessive meaning that affected dogs have inherited
the mutant gene from both parents.
Not exact matches
Since this is a recessive disease, that means that two
mutant copies of the
gene are required to be inherited... one
from each
parent.
These dogs inherited a
mutant gene from one
parent and a normal
gene from the other
parent.
Fifty - one of the samples tested «AFFECTED / AT RISK,» indicating they inherited a
mutant gene from each of their
parents.