Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. It is caused by a recessive allele that encodes a defective chloride channel. Genetic screening has determined that two parents are carriers (heterozygous). What is the probability that they have a child with CF?

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of
about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. It is caused by a recessive allele that encodes
a defective chloride channel. Genetic screening has determined that two parents are carriers
(heterozygous). What is the probability that they have a child with CF?
Rabbits with the genotype CC° are black, heterozygous rabbits CCW appear brown, and rabbits that
are CWC" have white fur. VWhat is the phenotypic and genotypic ratio of the offspring of a cross
between a brown and a white rabbit?
Using your book, determine the probability of each blood type in the offspring of a heterozygous
man who has type B blood, and a heterozygous woman who has type A blood.
A woman who is type O gives birth to a baby who is also type 0. In a paternity case, a man claims
that he cannot be the father because he has type A blood. Is he right? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. It is caused by a recessive allele that encodes a defective chloride channel. Genetic screening has determined that two parents are carriers (heterozygous). What is the probability that they have a child with CF? Rabbits with the genotype CC° are black, heterozygous rabbits CCW appear brown, and rabbits that are CWC" have white fur. VWhat is the phenotypic and genotypic ratio of the offspring of a cross between a brown and a white rabbit? Using your book, determine the probability of each blood type in the offspring of a heterozygous man who has type B blood, and a heterozygous woman who has type A blood. A woman who is type O gives birth to a baby who is also type 0. In a paternity case, a man claims that he cannot be the father because he has type A blood. Is he right? Explain.
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