Most pedigrees showing the hypothetical human trait show the following characteristics: • Males and females are equally affected. • Two unaffected parents can have an affected child. • In families in which the parents are unaffected but the children are affected, one-fourth of the children are affected. What is the MOST likely mode of inheritance for this disorder?
A) autosomal recessive B) autosomal dominant C) X-linked recessive D) X-linked dominant E) Y-linked