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CBme

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If one parent is affected with Huntington's disease, what are the odds that a child will inherit the disorder?

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Newly developed genetic tests make it possible to determine if individuals have the genes for diseases such as Huntington's disease. Because Marsha and Ray know that the disease runs in their families, they had their newborn daughter tested.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1



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Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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