A Jewish couple is about to be married but they both worry about their family history. The man's uncle and the women's aunt died of Tay Sachs disease. Infer why the couple is hiring a genetic counselor analyze their families pedigree.

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Gracelyn Lopez

11 April, 00:13

A Jewish couple is about to be married but they both worry about their family history. The man's uncle and the women's aunt died of Tay Sachs disease. Infer why the couple is hiring a genetic counselor analyze their families pedigree.

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Jazmyn Stone · Answer 1

A Jewish couple is about to be married but they both worry about their family history. The man's uncle and the women's aunt died of Tay Sachs disease. Infer why the couple is hiring a genetic counselor analyze their families pedigree.

Reasons are not far-fetched, both intended couple might carry a dominant gene for Tay Sachs disease or one of them has a dominant gene for such, it is pertinent a genetic counselor analyze their family pedegree in order to avoid having such disease or passing it to their offspring.

The chances of either of the intended couple to carry such dominant gene of the disease is imminent.