Answer:
Since sickle cell disease is a disorder with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, and in light of the lack of data, it could be said that the only way for Pat and Tracy to have a child with sickle cell disease is for both of them to be healthy carriers of the gene, with a 25% probability.
Explanation:
Considering that both Pat and Tracy each have a sibling with a sickle cell trait and that both they and their parents are healthy, it must be assumed that some of their parents are healthy carriers:
- Pat and Tracy do not have sickle cell trait. In this case, there is no chance that they will have a child with sickle cell disease.
- Either Pat or Tracy has the trait, but the other does not. It is possible that at least one of their children is a healthy carrier.
- If both Tracy and Pat have sickle cell trait, the chances of having a child with sickle cell disease are:
Alelles R r
R RR Rr
r Rr rr
RR: healthy (25%).
Rr: healthy carrier (50%).
rr: sickle cell disease (25%).
<em>If Pat and Tracy are healthy carriers of the gene that determines sickle cell disease, the chance of having a child with the disease is 25%</em>.
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Answer:
Analogous structures
Explanation:
These structures are similar but not derived from the common ancestor like homologous structures. Analogous structures are formed as a result of convergent evolution-type of evolution in which organisms develop on similar way but independently. An example of analogous structures are wings. Birds, insects and bats all have wings, with the same purpose (flight) but they evolved in their own way.
