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If 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?

Essentials Of Human Development

1st Edition

ISBN:9781285647357

Author:Kail

Publisher:Kail

Chapter2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, And Birth

Section2.3: Influences On Prenatal Development

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