A mother carries one allele of a recessive gene for a disease on an autosome, and the father carries no recessive

alleles of the gene for that disease. What is the likelihood of their child having the disease?

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Buckley

19 April, 04:57

A mother carries one allele of a recessive gene for a disease on an autosome, and the father carries no recessive

alleles of the gene for that disease. What is the likelihood of their child having the disease?

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Corbin Howell · Answer 1

Because the gene is recessive that means both parents need to carry it for any likelihood so since the father does not carry the gene that means the answer is 0%.

A mother carries one allele of a recessive gene for a disease on an autosome, and the father carries no recessivealleles of the gene for that disease. What is the likelihood of their child having the disease?0%100%75%50%

A mother carries one allele of a recessive gene for a disease on an autosome, and the father carries no recessive

alleles of the gene for that disease. What is the likelihood of their child having the disease?

0%

100%

75%

50%