If you knew that a devastating late-onset inherited disease runsin your family (in other words, a disease that does not appearuntil later in life) and you could be tested for it at the age of 20,would you want to know whether you are a carrier? Would youranswer be likely to change when you reach age 40?

If you knew that a devastating late-onset inherited disease runsin your family (in other words, a disease that does not appearuntil later in life) and you could be tested for it at the age of 20,would you want to know whether you are a carrier? Would youranswer be likely to change when you reach age 40?

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter1: A Perspective On Human Genetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9QP: If your father were diagnosed with an inherited disease that develops around the age of 50, would...

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