2. The common grandfather of two first cousins has hereditary hemochromatosis, a recessive condition causing an abnormal buildup of iron in the body. Neither ofthe cousins has the disease nor do any of their relatives.a. If the first cousins had a child, what is the chancethat the child would have hemochromatosis?Assume that the unrelated, unaffected parents ofthe cousins are not carriers.b. How would your calculation change if you knewthat 1 out of every 10 unaffected people in the population (including the unrelated parents of thesecousins) was a carrier for hemochromatosis?

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2. The common grandfather of two first cousins has hereditary hemochromatosis, a recessive condition causing an abnormal buildup of iron in the body. Neither of
the cousins has the disease nor do any of their relatives.
a. If the first cousins had a child, what is the chance
that the child would have hemochromatosis?
Assume that the unrelated, unaffected parents of
the cousins are not carriers.
b. How would your calculation change if you knew
that 1 out of every 10 unaffected people in the population (including the unrelated parents of these
cousins) was a carrier for hemochromatosis?

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