Redirected to: http://whatdnatest.com/genetics/how-genetic-traits-are-inherited/autosomal-Recessive-genetic-inheritance-pattern/ Autosomal Recessive is one of the possible ways that genetic traits can be inherited. In this case, the gene is located in one of the 22 autosomal chromosomes and two copies of the altered allele are needed to develop the altered phenotype (orange color in the