If One Person in 50 Is a Carrier of an Autosomal

question 35

Multiple Choice

If one person in 50 is a carrier of an autosomal recessive disorder in a population,the chance that an unrelated man and woman are both carriers is

• A)1/50.
• B)1/100.
• C)1/1000.
• D)1/2500.

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