Below is a pedigree of a family, some of whom have the autosomal dominant condition Huntington's disease. Affected individuals are indicated by a dark square or circle. The male in generation I (indicated by the arrow) is heterozygous for the Huntington's disease mutation. The following two questions relate to this pedigree. Generation II II If H represents the disease allele, and h the wild type allele, what is the genotype of the individual indicated by the *? Select one alternative: O hh O Hh O hH О НН

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Below is a pedigree of a family, some of whom have the autosomal dominant condition Huntington's disease.
Affected individuals are indicated by a dark square or circle. The male in generation I (indicated by the arrow) is
heterozygous for the Huntington's disease mutation.
The following two questions relate to this pedigree.
Generation
II
II
If H represents the disease allele, and h the wild type allele, what is the genotype of the individual indicated by the
*?
Select one alternative:
O hh
O Hh
O hH
O HH
Transcribed Image Text:40 Below is a pedigree of a family, some of whom have the autosomal dominant condition Huntington's disease. Affected individuals are indicated by a dark square or circle. The male in generation I (indicated by the arrow) is heterozygous for the Huntington's disease mutation. The following two questions relate to this pedigree. Generation II II If H represents the disease allele, and h the wild type allele, what is the genotype of the individual indicated by the *? Select one alternative: O hh O Hh O hH O HH
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