The Mutation That Leads to Tay-Sachs Disease Is Recessive

question 97

Multiple Choice

The mutation that leads to Tay-Sachs disease is recessive. Therefore, if a child's parents both carry the recessive Tay-Sachs allele, the probability that the child will develop Tay-Sachs disease is:

• A)100 percent.
• B)50 percent.
• C)25 percent.
• D)75 percent.

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