Question

planning to start a family comes to you for information. Charles was married once before, and he and his first wife had a child with cystic fibrosis. The brother of his current wife, Elaine, died of cystic fibrosis. What is the probability that Charles and Elaine will have a baby with cystic fibrosis

Answer 1

Cystic fibrosis probability is remote in current case.

Explanation:

Cystic fibrosis is the disease in which patient suffers lung and intestine clog due to mucus. There is chance of cystic fibrosis in children when one of parent has history of such a disease. If one parent has defective genes and other parent has healthy genes then there is very remote chances of this disease in child.