If You Have One Deleterious Recessive That Causes Early Death

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you have one deleterious recessive that causes early death in its homozygous state, what is the probability that an offspring by you and your full sibling would acquire the lethal disease?

• A) 1:1
• B) 1:2
• C) 1:4
• D) 1:8

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