Retinitis pigmentosa, a form of blindness in man, maybe caused either by a dominant autosomal gene R, or a recessive autosomal gene a. An afflicted man whose parents are both normal marries a woman with genotype AaRr. a. What proportion of the children are expected to suffer from this affliction if R and A are inherited independently? b. If this couple want to have normal children only, what is the probability of having normal children?

Retinitis pigmentosa, a form of blindness in man, maybe caused either by a dominant autosomal gene R, or a recessive autosomal gene a. An afflicted man whose parents are both normal marries a woman with genotype AaRr. a. What proportion of the children are expected to suffer from this affliction if R and A are inherited independently? b. If this couple want to have normal children only, what is the probability of having normal children?

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Chapter16: Human Genetics And The Human Genome

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