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If two people who are both carriers (heterozygotes) for a genetically inherited fatal recessive disease decide to become parents, what will be the odds that their children will also be carriers?
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If two people who are both carriers (heterozygotes) for a genetically inherited fatal recessive disease decide to become parents, what will be the odds that their children will also be carriers?
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A one in four chance, or 25%
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