Problem 4. А an and his pregi netic consultation. The woman has two blood brothers. One of them has a son ill with phenylketonuria and a healthy daugh- ter. The husband has a blood sister, who delivered twins - a boy and a girl - two months ago. The boy had phenylketonuria de- tected, the girl is healthy. The couple worries about the health of the future child. They are interested in the probability of their future child having phenylketonuria. What methods of human genetics are to be used to examine the man and his wife? What will be the findings of examination?
Problem 4. А an and his pregi netic consultation. The woman has two blood brothers. One of them has a son ill with phenylketonuria and a healthy daugh- ter. The husband has a blood sister, who delivered twins - a boy and a girl - two months ago. The boy had phenylketonuria de- tected, the girl is healthy. The couple worries about the health of the future child. They are interested in the probability of their future child having phenylketonuria. What methods of human genetics are to be used to examine the man and his wife? What will be the findings of examination?
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 4. A man and his pregnant wife appealed to the ge-
netic consultation. The woman has two blood brothers. One of
them has a son ill with phenylketonuria and a healthy daugh-
ter. The husband has a blood sister, who delivered twins - a boy
and a girl - two months ago. The boy had phenylketonuria de-
tected, the girl is healthy. The couple worries about the health
of the future child. They are interested in the probability of
their future child having phenylketonuria. What methods of
human genetics are to be used to examine the man and his wife?
What will be the findings of examination?
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