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If two parents are both carriers of an autosomal recessive genetic disease, what is the probability that they will have a child who is affected (homozygous for the recessive allele)?01/23/41/4Incorrect1/2 is the probability their child will be heterozygous.

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          If two parents are both carriers of an autosomal recessive genetic disease, what is the probability that they will have a child who is affected (homozygous for the recessive allele)?01/23/41/4Incorrect1/2 is the probability their child will be heterozygous.

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03/19/2023

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In autosomal recessive inheritance, a child must inherit two copies of the recessive allele (one from each parent) to be affected by the disease. The alleles can be represented as follows: - "A" = dominant allele (normal) - "a" = recessive allele (disease) Show more…

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If two parents are both carriers of an autosomal recessive genetic disease, what is the probability that they will have a child who is affected (homozygous for the recessive allele)?01/23/41/4Incorrect1/2 is the probability their child will be heterozygous.