Question

Case study A man and woman are deciding whether to have a child. The genotype of the man includes a recessive allele for an inherited

disease. The genotype of the woman does not include this allele. Both parents have a normal phenotype. Could the child inherit the
disease? Explain your reasoning. This is a great place to use your CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) skills!
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Answer 1

Explanation: When both parents are carriers for a recessive disorder, each child has a 1 in 4 (25 percent) chance of inheriting the two changed gene copies. A child who inherits two changed gene copies will be “affected,” meaning the child has the disorder.

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