CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-W/MASTR.BIO.
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Chapter 11, Problem 14TYU
Imagine that you are a genetic counselor, and a couple planning to start a family comes to you for information. Charles was married once before, and he and his first wife had a child with cystic fibrosis. The brother of his current wife, Elaine, died of cystic fibrosis. What is the probability that Charles and Elaine will have a baby with cystic fibrosis? (Neither Charles, nor Elaine, nor their parents have cystic fibrosis.)
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