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(ROOT (S (PP (NP (NNP Autosomal) (NNP Dominant)) (IN In) (NP (NNP Autosomal) (NNP Dominant) (NN inheritance))) (, ,) (NP (NP (RB only) (CD one) (NN member)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN gene) (NN pair)))) (VP (VBZ needs) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBG functioning) (ADVP (RB improperly)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT an) (NN individual) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN affected)))))))))))) (. .)))
Autosomal Dominant In Autosomal Dominant inheritance, only one member of the gene pair needs to be functioning improperly for an individual to be affected.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN person)) (VP (VBN affected) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT an) (JJ autosomal) (JJ dominant) (NN disorder))))) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (CD one)) (VP (VBN mutated) (S (ADJP (JJ allele)))))) (. .)))
A person affected by an autosomal dominant disorder has one mutated allele.