A Certain Type of Congenital Deafness in Humans Is Caused

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Essay

A certain type of congenital deafness in humans is caused by a rare autosomal recessive gene.In a mating involving a deaf man and a deaf woman,could some of the children have normal hearing? Explain your answer.

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