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You Are a Doctor Who Specializes in Genetic Diseases

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You are a doctor who specializes in genetic diseases.A married couple comes to see you for genetic counseling.The woman has PKU,the symptoms of which she manages by diet.The man and woman are first cousins and would like to know the probability that any of their children will have the disease.What would you tell them?


Definitions:

Supply Of Resources

The availability or provision of natural, economic, or human elements necessary for production or survival.

Reproductive Time Lag

The delay between the onset of sexual maturity and the age at which an organism first reproduces, influenced by factors like genetics, nutrition, and environmental conditions.

Indefinitely Sustained

A condition or process capable of continuing or being maintained for an unlimited time without detriment or decline.

Biologists

Scientists who study living organisms and their relationship to the environment.

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