Huntington’s disease, is an incurable neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and some cognitive functions, typically becoming noticeable in middle age. It results from an autosomal dominant gene (H) and there are no carriers of the disease. Two parents with Huntington’s disease have an affected child. What is the probability that their next child will be an unaffected girl if they are not double-dominant?

Huntington’s disease, is an incurable neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and some cognitive functions, typically becoming noticeable in middle age. It results from an autosomal dominant gene (H) and there are no carriers of the disease. Two parents with Huntington’s disease have an affected child. What is the probability that their next child will be an unaffected girl if they are not double-dominant?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter9: Patterns Of Inheritance

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