| BRCA1 is a bi-allelic gene (let's call the two alleles as C and c) that is inherited on an autosome. The C allele is completely dominant over c, expressing breast cancer as a phenotype. Eye color is determined by two independently assorting bi-allelic genes, B (alleles B and b) and G (alleles G and g), such that the B allele shows dominant epistasis over the G and g alleles. Brown-eyed individuals have at least one copy of the B allele, green eyed individuals have at least one G allele, while blue eyed individuals have neither B nor G. A blue-eyed person whą is a heterozygote carrier for the BRCA1 gene has 3 children with a brown-eyed person (heterozygote for both B and G genes) who does not have breast cancer. (a) What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of all their possible children? What are their respective probabilities of being observed (please write all genotype and phenotype probabilities)? (h) What is the probability that all three children will be blue-eyed and not have breast cancer?

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. BRCA1 is a bi-allelic gene (let's call the two alleles as C and c) that is inherited on an
autosome. The C allele is completely dominant over c, expressing breast cancer as a
phenotype. Eye color is determined by two independently assorting bi-allelic genes, B (alleles B
and b) and G (alleles G and g), such that the Ballele shows dominant epistasis over the G and
g alleles. Brown-eyed individuals have at least one copy of the B allele, green eyed individuals
have at least one G allele, while blue eyed individuals have neither B nor G. A blue-eyed person
whą is a heterozygote carrier for the BRCA1 gene has 3 children with a brown-eyed person
(heterozygote for both B and G genes) who does not have breast cancer.
(a) What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of all their possible children?
What are their respective probabilities of being observed (please write all genotype and
phenotype probabilities)?
(b) What is the probability that all three children will be blue-eyed and not have breast cancer?
Transcribed Image Text:. BRCA1 is a bi-allelic gene (let's call the two alleles as C and c) that is inherited on an autosome. The C allele is completely dominant over c, expressing breast cancer as a phenotype. Eye color is determined by two independently assorting bi-allelic genes, B (alleles B and b) and G (alleles G and g), such that the Ballele shows dominant epistasis over the G and g alleles. Brown-eyed individuals have at least one copy of the B allele, green eyed individuals have at least one G allele, while blue eyed individuals have neither B nor G. A blue-eyed person whą is a heterozygote carrier for the BRCA1 gene has 3 children with a brown-eyed person (heterozygote for both B and G genes) who does not have breast cancer. (a) What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of all their possible children? What are their respective probabilities of being observed (please write all genotype and phenotype probabilities)? (b) What is the probability that all three children will be blue-eyed and not have breast cancer?
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