A Man Who Has Normal Hearing and Has a Recessive

question 6

Multiple Choice

A man who has normal hearing and has a recessive deafness allele on chromosome 17 marries a woman who also has normal hearing and also has a recessive deafness allele,but this allele is on chromosome 3.The probability that their children will be deaf due to either of these mutated genes is closest to

• A) 100%.
• B) 50%.
• C) 25%.
• D) 0%.
• E) 200%.

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