Chapter 3, Problem 36ESP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The likelihood that a dentinogenesis imperfecta infected man’s child will be a male with the disease. Also, the likelihood that three of their six children will have the dentinogenesis imperfecta.

Introduction:

Dentinogenesis imperfecta is defined as a genetic disorder and it is related to the development of the tooth. A man with dentinogenesis imperfecta has tooth discoloration and also translucent and opalescent sheen look. This genetic disorder is also an autosomal dominant disorder. The allele that is responsible for this condition is found on the 4^th chromosome.