Yоu аre а medicаl prоfessiоnal and your patient has has a genetic test to determine if he has the autosomal recessive disease, hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), which affects the body's ability to regulate iron absorption. The test indicates that your patient is a compound heterozygote for the gene associated with hereditary hemochromatosis. You explain that a compound heterozygote means that the patient: