Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a recessive genetic disorder. If both parents are carriers, what is the probability of this couple havi

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marshall27 [118]

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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a recessive genetic disorder. If both parents are carriers, what is the probability of this couple havi

ng a child with PKU? What is the chance of this couple having two children with PKU?

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wel · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T10:56:18+03:00

Answer: 25%

Explanation: if you do the Punnett Square method then you would see that both parents would have been Dominant for the trait, so there is a 50% chance of the offspring to be a carrier, 25% chance of the offspring to have PKU and 25% chance for it to ave