Below is a pedigree of a human blinding disease. Use this pedigree to answer the following questions. от If this is disease has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, what is the probability that if individuals IV-5 and III-5 had and offspring it would exhibit the disease? a) 25% b) 33% c) 11% d) 17% e) 6%

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Below is a pedigree of a human blinding disease. Use this pedigree to answer the following questions.

*Pedigree Diagram*
- The diagram displays a family tree with symbols representing individuals. Squares represent males and circles represent females. 
- Shaded symbols indicate individuals affected by the disease, while unshaded symbols indicate unaffected individuals.

*Question*  
If this disease has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, what is the probability that if individuals IV-5 and III-5 had an offspring it would exhibit the disease?

a) 25%  
b) 33%  
c) **11%**  
d) 17%  
e) 6%
Transcribed Image Text:Below is a pedigree of a human blinding disease. Use this pedigree to answer the following questions. *Pedigree Diagram* - The diagram displays a family tree with symbols representing individuals. Squares represent males and circles represent females. - Shaded symbols indicate individuals affected by the disease, while unshaded symbols indicate unaffected individuals. *Question* If this disease has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, what is the probability that if individuals IV-5 and III-5 had an offspring it would exhibit the disease? a) 25% b) 33% c) **11%** d) 17% e) 6%
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