6) Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle wasting disease and is an X-linked recessive disorder. A man with this disease has children with a woman who does not have the disease, but her father did. If they had a ason, what would be the chance that he would have DMD? If they had a daughter? Any child? Construct a Punnett square to determine the answers.

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6) Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle wasting disease and is an X-linked recessive disorder. A man with this disease has children with a woman who does not have the disease, but her father did. If they had a ason, what would be the chance that he would have DMD? If they had a daughter? Any child? Construct a Punnett square to determine the answers.

10) In cats, coat color is completely dominant to albino (Mendelian genetics) and is an autosomal trait. Playa is a female albino cat and is crossed with Azul, a black-coated male. In their first litter, they have 4 black kittens and 2 albino kittens. If in the second litter, they have 8 kittens, how many of the kittens are expected to be albino? Construct a Punnett Square to determine the answer.

 

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