Author Question: A person who may be carrying the gene for Huntington's disease A) has a 25 chance of contracting ... (Read 44 times)

ishan · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

A person who may be carrying the gene for Huntington's disease

A) has a 25 chance of contracting the disorder.
B) can have a test that will determine whether he or she has the gene.
C) will inevitably die within a few weeks of the first clear signs of the disorder.
D) will display the first signs of the disorder as a teenager.
E) will pass the disorder to 25 of his or her children.

Question 2

If one of your parents develops Huntington's disease, the probability that you will also develop it is

A) 100.
B) 50.
C) 25.
D) 1.
E) 0.