Explain why Jim does not need to assume he will get diabetes as an adult in the scenario below. Situation: Both of Jim's parents developed Type II diabetes in their early forties and have passed the gene on to him.

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yes

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if diabetes is a dominant trait it will pass on through the family because both parents have it

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Because he would only have inherited a predisposition towards type II diabetes.   If he avoids other contributing factors such as excess weight and a sedentary lifestyle, he may not get diabetes.   However, as both his parents developed type II before they turned 50, he has a 1 in 2 chance statistically.

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