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.
There are two types of recessive diseases -- autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive -- that describe different patterns of inheritance. The opposite of recessive is dominant. See also Autosomal recessive; Dominant; and X-linked recessive.here are two types of recessive diseases -- autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive -- that describe different patterns of inheritance. The opposite of recessive is dominant. See also Autosomal recessive; Dominant; and X-linked recessive.