What is the risk for a person to inherit an autosomal-dominant genetic disease–causing allele from a parent who is heterozygous

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dmitriy555 [2]

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What is the risk for a person to inherit an autosomal-dominant genetic disease–causing allele from a parent who is heterozygous

if the disorder has a penetrance factor of 75%?

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Kamila [148] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-30T11:39:34+03:00

Kamila [148]3 years ago

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When both parents are carriers for a recessive disorder, each child has a 1 in 4 (25 percent) chance of inheriting the two changed gene copies. A child who inherits two changed gene copies will be “affected,” meaning the child has the disorder.

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