diseaseareusuallyheterozygousandnothomozygousdominant.Assumethataperson

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Huntington’sdiseaseisanautosomaldominantconditioninhumans.Thediseaseis
oftennotdiagnoseduntiladulthood,sometimesafterthepersonhashadchildren(and
possiblypassedtheHuntington’salleletotheirchildren).PeoplewithHuntington’s
diseaseareusuallyheterozygousandnothomozygousdominant.Assumethataperson
withHuntington’sdiseasehasachildwithapersonwhodoesnothaveHuntington’s
disease.WhatistheprobabilitythatthechildwillhaveHuntington’sdisease?Support
youranswerwithaPunnettsquare(onnextpage).
 
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