Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 36P
Consider the pedigree that follows for cutis laxa, a connective tissue disorder in which the skin hangs in loose folds.
| a. | Assuming that the trait is rare, what is the apparent mode of inheritance? |
| b. | What is the probability that individual II-2 is a carrier? |
| c. | What is the probability that individual II-3 is a carrier? |
| d. | What is the probability that individual III-1 is affected by the disease? |
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