In the pedigree below, individual I.I was affected by a completely penetrant, rare recessive disease. Calculate...

 

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In the pedigree below, individual I.I was affected by a completely penetrant, rare recessive disease. Calculate the probability that individual IV.1 will be affected by the disease if, a) The recessive allele is carried on an autosome. Explain. b) The recessive allele is carried on the X-chromosome. Explain. I = II III IV 2 2 3 2 In the pedigree below, individual I.I was affected by a completely penetrant, rare recessive disease. Calculate the probability that individual IV.1 will be affected by the disease if, a) The recessive allele is carried on an autosome. Explain. b) The recessive allele is carried on the X-chromosome. Explain. I = II III IV 2 2 3 2

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a If the recessive allele is carried on an autosome then the mode of inheritance is autosomal recess... View the full answer