Salim and Sara are contemplating having children, but Salim’s brother has galactosemia and Sara has a sister who has three children, none of whom is affected. Sara dad has no history in his family of any sign of the diease and it is assumed to be homozygous normal. What is the probability that salim and saras first child will have galactosemia?

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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.