Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye condition that can be genetic. In this way, people usually need to inherit two copies of a genetic variation that causes RP, one coming from each parent. RP may ...

In familial Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), the mode of inheritance is uncertain and possible patterns include autosomal dominant, multifactorial and autosomal dominant sex-dependent inheritance.

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...