1. 1  light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. 2  lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
Print. In an autosomal dominant disorder, the mutated gene is a dominant gene located on one of the nonsex chromosomes (autosomes). You need only one mutated gene to be affected by this type of disorder.rint. In an autosomal dominant disorder, the mutated gene is a dominant gene located on one of the nonsex chromosomes (autosomes). You need only one mutated gene to be affected by this type of disorder.
Another common classification for genetic disorders is dominant or recessive. Some common genetic disorder classifications are: 1  An autosomal dominant disorder may be inherited from one parent who is affected. 2  Dominant means the nonfunctional gene of the gene-pair is able to override the normal gene.