Your Mother Has Albinism, Which Is a Recessive Trait

question 6

Multiple Choice

Your mother has albinism, which is a recessive trait. Your father has cystic fibrosis, which is also a recessive trait. You discover that your new father-in-law has albinism and cystic fibrosis. If neither you nor your spouse has either albinism or cystic fibrosis, what are the odds that your first child will have either albinism or cystic fibrosis, but not both?

• A) 1/16
• B) 3/8
• C) 1/8
• D) 1/4
• E) 0

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Definitions:

Estimator

A guideline or equation that approximates a characteristic of an entire population by analyzing data from a subset of it.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that serves as the best guess or estimate of a population parameter based on sample data.

Interval Estimate

An estimate of a population parameter that specifies a range of possible values within which the parameter is expected to lie, usually expressed with a degree of confidence.

Confidence Interval

An interval of values obtained from statistical study of a sample, which is believed to cover the value of a hidden population parameter.