Suppose You Are a Genetics Counselor Who Is Working with a 21-Year-Old

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are a genetics counselor who is working with a 21-year-old pregnant woman who has just discovered that her father has Huntington's chorea, a rare dominant autosomal trait.This disease usually develops in middle age, so people carrying this trait do not find out they have this genetic disorder until midlife.What is the chance that she has Huntington's chorea?

• A) 10%
• B) 25%
• C) 50%
• D) 75%
• E) 100%

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