For diseases X, Y, and Z, if two carriers of the disease have a child, the child has a .25 chance of having the disease and .75 chance of not having the disease. Suppose two parents are carriers for all three diseases (X, Y and Z). The probability of inheriting any disease is independent of inheriting the other diseases. a) What is the probability that their first child does not have any of the diseases? b) What is the probability that their first child only has disease Y? c) What is the probability that their first child has two of three diseases?

For diseases X, Y, and Z, if two carriers of the disease have a child, the child has a .25 chance of having the disease and .75 chance of not having the disease. Suppose two parents are carriers for all three diseases (X, Y and Z). The probability of inheriting any disease is independent of inheriting the other diseases. a) What is the probability that their first child does not have any of the diseases? b) What is the probability that their first child only has disease Y? c) What is the probability that their first child has two of three diseases?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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