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two people who are both carriers for the cystic fibrosis gene (aka are heterozygotes) get married and have a child. that child does not have cystic fibrosis. what is the probability that that child is
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two people who are both carriers for the cystic fibrosis gene (aka are heterozygotes) get married and have a child. that child does not have cystic fibrosis. what is the probability that that child is a carrier for cystic fibrosis?

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since the child doesn't have the disease there are 3 possible outcomes. 2 heterozygous and 1 hot a carrier. 2/3 outcomes he child Is a

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