Huntington's Disease Is Caused by the Allele H, Which Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

Huntington's disease is caused by the allele H, which is completely dominant to the normal recessive allele h. Consider a couple where the man has the genotype Hh, and the woman has the genotype hh. What is the chance that their first child will develop Huntington's disease?

• A) 0%
• B) 25%
• C) 50%
• D) 75%

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