Martin and Sue are contemplating having children, but Martin’s brother has an autosomal recessive disease and Sue’s great-grandmother also had the same disease. Sue has a sister who has three normal, healthy children. What is the probability that Martin and Sue’s first child will have the autosomal recessive disease? HINT draws out pedigree charts and punnett squares for Martin and Sue.

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Martin and Sue are contemplating having children, but Martin’s brother has an autosomal recessive disease and Sue’s great-grandmother also had the same disease. Sue has a sister who has three normal, healthy children. What is the probability that Martin and Sue’s first child will have the autosomal recessive disease? HINT draws out pedigree charts and punnett squares for Martin and Sue.

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A trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families in several ways. Autosomal recessive is one of them. In order for a disease or trait to develop, two copies of a defective gene must be present.

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