PKU and albinism are two autosomal recessive disorders, unlinked in human beings. if couple each of them heterozygous for both traits, produce a child, what is the chance of their having a child with (a) PKU (b) albinism (c) both traits?

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Richard Caldwell

26 March, 06:34

PKU and albinism are two autosomal recessive disorders, unlinked in human beings. if couple each of them heterozygous for both traits, produce a child, what is the chance of their having a child with (a) PKU (b) albinism (c) both traits?

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Giovani Peterson · Answer 1

A. multiply the chance that it will be a boy x the chance he will have PKU (1/2 x 1/4)

B. chance of having PKU + chance of albinism

C. chance PKU x chance albinism