Study the given pedigree chart and answer the question that follow.
Is the trait recessive or dominant?

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(i) The trait is recessive.
(ii) The trait is autosomal.
(iii) The genotype of the parents in generation $I$ is $A a$ and $A a$ .
In generation $I I$ , the genotype of the third child is $a a$ and that of the fourth child is $A a$ .

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(iii) The genotype of the parents in generation $I$ is $A a$ and $A a$ .
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