Diseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when a child _______.

A) inherits two recessive genes, one from each parent
B) inherits two dominant genes, one from each parent
C) inherits a dominant gene from one parent and a recessive gene from the other parent
D) doesn't inherit any genes from one parent

Recessive Genes

Genetic traits that require two copies (one from each parent) to be expressed in the offspring. If only one copy is present, the trait will not manifest because it is masked by a dominant gene.

Dominant Genes

These are genes that are expressed over other genes, called recessive genes, in determining certain traits in an organism.