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a woman is heterozygous for neurofibromatosis (a dominant disorder) and produces with a homozygous normal man for the disorder, what are the chances that a child will have the disorder?

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Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Publisher:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Chapter13: The Endocrine System

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