What is the chance that a child will have PKD if the father is unaffected and the mother is heterozygous

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Khan

14 October, 13:24

What is the chance that a child will have PKD if the father is unaffected and the mother is heterozygous

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Marilyn Burch · Answer 1

Answer: 1/4 The father is also heterozygous.

Explanation:

PKD is an autosomal recessive disorder. It results when a child has both recessive alleles for the Gene. So for the child to have the disorder when the mother is heterozygous, then the father must also be heterozygous