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Two parents decide to have a child. The parents plan to have their genes tested before they have their child to see if there is a possibility of their child having sickle cell, a recessive blood disorder. The parents find out they are both heterozygous. What percentage does their child have to get sickle cell?

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Answer:

1/4 chance.

Step-by-step explanation:

I used a punnet square to calculate the possibility and it seems to be a one in four chance.

User Christian Wolf
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Answer:

The answer to that question is 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

Reason is because 1/4 = 25%

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