A 20-year-old patient presents with multiple jaw swellings. Clinical examination shows several firm enlargements of the jaws along with missing teeth inside the mouth. A panoramic X-ray reveals numerous radio-opaque lesions in both the maxilla and mandible, accompanied by multiple impacted and extra teeth, suggesting Gardner's syndrome. What type of genetic inheritance does this condition follow?
Explanation
Gardner's syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, meaning a single copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder. It is not inherited as autosomal recessive, X-linked, or of unknown cause.