Tay-Sachs Is a Recessive Genetic Disease in Humans

question 56

Multiple Choice

Tay-Sachs is a recessive genetic disease in humans. If one parent is homozygous normal and the other is a carrier (heterozygous) , what are the chances that their child will have this disease?

• A) 0%
• B) 25%
• C) 50%
• D) 75%
• E) 100%

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Definitions:

Compounded Quarterly

The process whereby the interest earned on an investment is calculated and added to the principal sum every three months, then the new total is used for the next compounding period.

Compounded Annually

The process where the interest earned in one period is added to the principal, and then interest in the next period is calculated on the new total.

Annual Payments

Regular payments made once a year, often related to loans, annuities, or other financial instruments.

EAR

Stands for Effective Annual Rate, which is the real return on an investment, accounting for the effect of compounding interest over a period.