A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells become distorted and deprived of oxygen.A person with two sickle cell genes will have the disease, but a person with only one sickle cell gene will have a mild, non-
fatal anemia called sickle cell trait Using S to represent a healthy gene, and s the sickle cell gene, the table shows the four possibilities for the children of two Ss parents. Find the probability that these parents give birth to a child who
is healthy. That is, the child does not have the disease or trait.
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Transcribed Image Text:Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells become distorted and deprived of oxygen.A person with two sickle cell genes will have the disease, but a person with only one sickle cell gene will have a mild, non- fatal anemia called sickle cell trait Using S to represent a healthy gene, and s the sickle cell gene, the table shows the four possibilities for the children of two Ss parents. Find the probability that these parents give birth to a child who is healthy. That is, the child does not have the disease or trait. Second Parent First SS Ss Parent sS SS P(child is healthy)=\ \ (Simplify your answer.) Enter your answer in the answer box. 5:17 PM 0 門 e Type here to search 99+ 82 F 7/18/2021 20 DELL Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtScr Insert Delete PgUp PgDn Home End @ 23 & Num Lock Backspace 1 2 4 7. 8. R T A H. K 5 Enter Z X Σ *00 山
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells become distorted and deprived of oxygen. A person with two sickle cell genes will have the disease, but a person with only one sickle cell gene will have a mild, non-
fatal anemia called sickle cell trait. Using S to represent a healthy gene, and s the sickle cell gene, the table shows the four possibilities for the children of two Ss parents. Find the probability that these parents give birth to a child who
is healthy. That is, the child does not have the disease or trait.
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Transcribed Image Text:Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which red blood cells become distorted and deprived of oxygen. A person with two sickle cell genes will have the disease, but a person with only one sickle cell gene will have a mild, non- fatal anemia called sickle cell trait. Using S to represent a healthy gene, and s the sickle cell gene, the table shows the four possibilities for the children of two Ss parents. Find the probability that these parents give birth to a child who is healthy. That is, the child does not have the disease or trait. Second Parent First SS Ss Parent sS SS P(child is healthy)=D\ | (Simplify your answer.) Enter your answer in the answer box. 5:16 PM 9 Type here to search 99 81 F A G 7/18/2021 20 DELL Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtScr Insert Delete PgUp PgDn Home End 2$ & Num Lock 1 3 4 7 Backspace Tab E T Y ock A S D K Enter N 2 Shift P * 00 Σ
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