A man, Penoy, whose sister died in early childhood from a recessive lethal disease marries a woman Esmae, who has the same family history. Because Penoy has survived beyond childhood, he does not have the disease, but he may be a carrier (i.e. heterozygous, as may also be the case with Esmae). What is the probability that their first child will suffer from the disease? [Hint: first calculate the probability that Penoy is heterozygous; then determine the probability that both parents are carriers. Remember that he has survived to adulthood when calculating this probability].

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