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Tim and Mary are planning to start a familiy. While neither of them have cystic fibrosis, a rare autosomal recessive disease, they are concerned that their children could have the disease since Tim's father, John, AND Mary's brother, Ralph both have the disease.

a.Draw a pedigree of the inheritance of the cystic fibrosis allele in this family.
b.On your pedigree, indicate any individuals that must be carriers.
c.What is the probability that Tim will be a carrier for the disease allele?
d.What is the probability that Mary will be a carrier for the disease allele?
e.What is the probability that Tim and Mary will have a child with the disease?


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Marked as best answer by lunatika on Jan 12, 2022

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lunatika

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Reply 2 on: Jan 12, 2022
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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