Campbell Biology in Focus, Books a la Carte Edition; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - ValuePack Access Card - for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman
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Chapter 11.4, Problem 1CC
Beth and Tom each have a sibling with cystic fibrosis, but neither Beth nor Tom nor any of their parents have the disease. Calculate the probability that if this couple has a child, the child will have cystic fibrosis. What would be the probability if a test revealed that Tom is a carrier but Beth is not? Explain your answers.
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Campbell Biology in Focus, Books a la Carte Edition; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - ValuePack Access Card - for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Ch. 11.1 - DRAW IT Pea plants heterozygous for flower...Ch. 11.1 - List all gametes that could be made by a pea plant...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 11.2 - For any gene with a dominant allele A and...Ch. 11.2 - Two organisms, with genotypes BbDD and BBDd, are...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 11.3 - Incomplete dominance and epistasis are both terms...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 11.3 - WHAT IF? A rooster with gray feathers and a hen of...Ch. 11.4 - Beth and Tom each have a sibling with cystic...
Ch. 11.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS In Table 11.1, note the...Ch. 11 - DRAW IT Two pea plants heterozygous for the...Ch. 11 - A man with type A blood marries a woman with type...Ch. 11 - A man has six fingers on each hand and six toes on...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 11 - Flower position, stem length, and seed shape are...Ch. 11 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 10TYUCh. 11 - In tigers, a recessive allele that is pleiotropic...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 11 - Imagine that you are a genetic counselor, and a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 15TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 16TYUCh. 11 - Prob. 17TYU
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