A Man with Syndactyly,an Autosomal Dominant Condition,has One Child Who

question 4

Multiple Choice

A man with syndactyly,an autosomal dominant condition,has one child who also has syndactyly.His unaffected wife states "Since the risk for having a child with this problem is 50% and our first child has the problem,the next child will not be affected." What is the best response to this statement?

• A)"That is not quite true because the risk is 50% with each pregnancy,so all future children you have would have a 50% risk."
• B)"That is not quite true because you could also have the mutation but not show the problem if there is variable expressivity."
• C)"That is correct but if you have more than two children half of them will have syndactyly,and 50% will not have it."
• D)"That is correct and if you only have two children,the second one will not have syndactyly."

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