A: Individual Social Security retirement benefits are not reduced because you are married. Your friend told a common SSA myth based on misunderstanding of a different topic. I will try to explain both today. A popular variation of this question is to ask if there is a SSA marriage penalty. However phrased, the answer is no, Social Security does not have a marriage penalty. Individual Social Security retirement benefits to you and your husband are not reduced because you are married.
Dominant: A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of that gene.(In genetic terms, a dominant trait is one that is phenotypically expressed in heterozygotes).A dominant trait is opposed to a recessive trait which is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present. (In genetic terms, a recessive trait is one that is phenotypically expressed only in homozygotes).Examples of dominant disorders include: 1  Achondroplasia (a common form of dwarfism with short arms and legs),In genetic terms, a dominant trait is one that is phenotypically expressed in heterozygotes). A dominant trait is opposed to a recessive trait which is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present. (In genetic terms, a recessive trait is one that is phenotypically expressed only in homozygotes).
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. Finally, an X-linked recessive disorder will typically affect males. 2  A nonaffected female is a carrier who will pass on the disorder to 50 percent of her sons, and 50 percent of her daughters will be carriers. 3  With an affected male, all his daughters will be carriers.