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Why does huntington's disease remain in the human population, even though it is fatal and is caused by a dominant allele?
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Why does huntington's disease remain in the human population, even though it is fatal and is caused by a dominant allele?
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Not everyone who is a carrier has the disease.
Say if two people who are both carriers have a kid, the kid will most likely have the disease.
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