In the case of autosomal recessive traits,male and female children are affected in roughly equal numbers.

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Autosomal recessive traits are inherited when an individual inherits two copies of a mutated gene, one from each parent. Since males and females each have two copies of autosomal chromosomes, there is an equal likelihood for both sexes to inherit a recessive trait from each parent. Therefore, male and female children are affected in roughly equal numbers in autosomal recessive inheritance.

In the Case of Autosomal Recessive Traits,male and Female Children