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In a certain community,a mutant allele for Tay-Sachs disease is prevalent.This mutation removes a Hind III restriction site in the gene sequence.A probe is available for this region,with the following homology:
Two couples in this community are expecting children.Each couple has a DNA test to determine if their child will have Tay-Sachs.The results of the Southern blot,probed for the region described above is shown below.
Using these results,how would you counsel the couples?
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