Genetics: From Genes To Genomes (6th International Edition)
6th Edition
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Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., ? Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., ? Janice Fischer, ? Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 2, Problem 38P
Huntington disease is a rare fatal, degenerative neurological disease in which individuals start to show symptoms in their 40s. It is caused by a dominant allele. Joe, a man in his 20s, just learned that his father has Huntington disease.
| a. | a. What is the probability that Joe will also develop the disease? |
| b. | b. Joe and his new wife have been eager to starts family. What is the probability that their first child will eventually develop the disease? |
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