For Autosomal Dominant we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Colon Cancer, Female Health, Genome and Medical.

Autosomal Dominant (Colon Cancer)

A pattern of inheritance in which the transmission of a trait on an autosome (not the X or Y sex chromosomes) causes a characteristic to be expressed. Each child of an affected individual has a 50% risk of showing the trait. Affected individuals either have an affected parent or have a new mutation. Huntington disease and Marfan syndrome are well-known autosomal dominant conditions.

Autosomal Dominant (Female Health)

Genes are paired, with one contributed by each parent. A dominant gene is one whose instructions, even if defective, can override those of the other gene in the pair. The child of a parent with an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, such as Huntington disease, has a 50 percent risk of inheriting the disorder.

Autosomal Dominant (Genome)

A gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes that is always expressed, even if only one copy is present. The chance of passing the gene to offspring is 50% for each pregnancy.
See also: autosome, dominant, gene

Autosomal Dominant (Medical)

A term describing a gene on any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes that produces its effect whenever it is present; can also describe the effect of the gene itself

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