One reason that diseases caused by recessive alleles remain in populations is that
A)they do not run in families.
B)they often do not produce symptoms until a person has already had children.
C)they affect more females than males.
D)they are more curable than recessive diseases.

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Diseases caused by recessive alleles often do not produce symptoms until a person has already had children, so the individual may unknowingly pass on the allele to their offspring. This allows the allele to remain in the population.

One Reason That Diseases Caused by Recessive Alleles Remain in Populations