Which feature on a pedigree would argue for autosomal rather than X-linked inheritance when both sexes show roughly equal affected frequency?
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Correct answer: Both sexes affected in similar proportions
Roughly equal numbers of affected males and females across generations point to autosomal inheritance, whereas X-linked patterns usually show a sex bias.
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