When phenylalanine is converted to phenylpyruvic acid, this molecule accumulates in the body and leads to a disorder known as phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU is due to the expression of a recessive allele,p. If both parents are heterozygous at the PKU locus, what is the probability of having first two affected children and then a normal child? Write the answer in the form 2!/1!1! * (3/4)^5.

When phenylalanine is converted to phenylpyruvic acid, this molecule accumulates in the body and leads to a disorder known as phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU is due to the expression of a recessive allele,p. If both parents are heterozygous at the PKU locus, what is the probability of having first two affected children and then a normal child? Write the answer in the form 2!/1!1! * (3/4)^5.

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Chapter19: Introduction To Genetics

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