Pompe disease is a glycogen storage disorder caused by a lack of a-glucosidase, the enzyme that converts glycogen to glucose in the muscles. Babies born with this disorder die by the age of two. Pompe disease is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of two recessive autosomal alleles. A man and a woman heterozygous for the condition have two female unaffected children. Determine the probability, expressed as a whole number percentage, of a third baby being born a male with Pompe disease. Your answer must include the use of a Punnett square as well as a legend indicating the allele symbols used.

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A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.