The father of five children begins to show symptoms of huntington disease. what is the probability that same, the man's second oldest son (11-2),, will suffer from the disease if he lives a normal life span? Sam's mother and her ancestors do not have the diseas. Sam's father was adopted, so we do not know his biological family history for hunutington disease. Explore all possible outcome for sam and explain your reasoning

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