If Both Husband and Wife Are Known to Be Heterozygous

question 39

Multiple Choice

If both husband and wife are known to be heterozygous for the autosomal recessive condition of albinism, what is the probability that among their four children, three will be normal and one will have albinism?

• A) 27/256
• B) 3/4
• C) 9/16
• D) 13/32
• E) 27/64

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Definitions:

Sum of Squares for Regression

A measure of the variation explained by the regression line, indicating the goodness of fit of the model.

Sum of Squares for Error

The sum of the squared differences between the observed value and the estimated value in a dataset, reflecting the discrepancy or error within the model used.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variation explained by the independent variables in a regression model.

SSE

The sum of squared errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between the observed and the predicted values in a model.