A man and his wife are both carriers for a recessive disease allele. If the couple has a child, which of the following statements is true? The child willI be affected by the disease. The child will not be affected by the disease. The child has a 25 percent chance of being affected by the disease. The child has a 50 percent chance of being affected by the disease.

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A man and his wife are both carriers for
a recessive disease allele. If the couple
has a child, which of the following
statements is true?
The child will be affected by the
disease.
The child will not be affected by the
disease.
The child has a 25 percent chance
of being affected by the disease.
The child has a 50 percent chance
of being affected by the disease.
Transcribed Image Text:A man and his wife are both carriers for a recessive disease allele. If the couple has a child, which of the following statements is true? The child will be affected by the disease. The child will not be affected by the disease. The child has a 25 percent chance of being affected by the disease. The child has a 50 percent chance of being affected by the disease.
A female carrier of the X-linked
recessive gene for red-green color
blindness will display a phenotype of
normal vision.
red-green color blindness.
XXC.
Transcribed Image Text:A female carrier of the X-linked recessive gene for red-green color blindness will display a phenotype of normal vision. red-green color blindness. XXC.
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