Suppose the mating had occurred between an male with a given disease (homozygous recessive) and a normal female known to be heterozygous. What would the probabilities be for 4 offspring all born normal but the 5th offspring being born with the disease?

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Suppose the mating had occurred between an male with a given disease (homozygous recessive) and a normal female known to be heterozygous. What would the probabilities be for 4 offspring all born normal but the 5th offspring being born with the disease?

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heterozygous female x homozygous male

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