A Nurse Is Creating a Pedigree for a Couple Whose

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse is creating a pedigree for a couple whose son has Tay-Sachs disease.What information from the pedigree would the nurse most likely find?

• A) Parental consanguinity
• B) Disease has skipped a generation.
• C) Only men have had this disorder.
• D) Only women have had this disorder.

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