The pedigree below tracks the inheritance of disease X through a family's generation.3II2 347.6.(i)Predict the mode of inheritance of the genetic disorder. Explain.(ii)Which individuals in the pedigree are known to be heterozygous?

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2. 3 7. II 2. 7. 8. (i) Predict the mode of inheritance of the genetic disorder. Explain. (ii) Which individuals in the pedigree are known to be heterozygous?