In a family pedigree that followed several generations,Gaucher's disease was found in family members every other generation and equally in males and females.Gaucher's disease is most likely a ______ disease.
A) dominant
B) recessive
C) X-linked
D) epistatic
E) pleiotrophic

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Gaucher's disease is a recessive disease, meaning that an individual must inherit two copies of the mutated gene (one from each parent) to develop the disease. The fact that the disease is found every other generation and equally in males and females suggests that it follows a pattern of autosomal recessive inheritance.

In a Family Pedigree That Followed Several Generations,Gaucher's Disease Was