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If both parents have cystic fibrosis what is the probability that one child will have it?
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∙ 12y ago
It depends weather or not the woman carries the cystic fibrosis alele.
If she carries a recessive CF allele, then the chances of her and the man having a child with CF is 1/4
But if she doesn't carry it then the child wont have CF but could carry the disorder as a recessive allele. again, the chances of that are 1/4.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere is a 25% chance that their offspring will be recessive homozygous, therefore, having CF. There is a 50% chance that their offsprince are carriers (heterozygous) for CF. There is a 25% chance that their offspring will be dominant homozygous, therefore, no CF.
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∙ 12y ago1 out of 4 of their children would have cystic fibrosis
3 out of 4 of their children would carry the cystic fibrosis gene as a recessive alele
and 1 out of 4 of their children wouldn't have the cystic fibrosis gene atall.
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∙ 12y agoIf both parents are just carriers of the disease then there is a one in four chance that their child will inherit the disease. The disease is recessive - you need to inherit it from both parents to actually have the disease. If both parents actually suffer from the disease then their child will suffer from the disease too. I've just started the topic in my Biology lesson so if this isn't at all right I'm sorry.
hope it helps though :)
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∙ 13y ago25 percent.
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What is the probability of a child having cystic fibrosis if one of her parents was homozygous dominant and the other was a carrier for cystic fibrosis?
Assuming that each parent is a carrier for cystic fibrosis (has the genotype Ff), the probability that their second child will develop cystic fibrosis is one fourth. The probability doesn't change with the number of children they have. For each pregnancy, the chance that the child will have cystic fibrosis (have the genotype ff) is exactly the same.
What is the probability of two healthy people where one is a carrier being parents to a child born with cystic fibrosis?
If only one person is a carrier of cystic fibrosis than there is no chance of having a child with it. Both parents have to be carriers and even then there is only a 25% chance. If only one carries than there is a 50% chance that their children will carry but will not have cystic fibrosis.
A husband and wife have a son with cystic fibrosis Their second child a daughter does not Prepare a pedigree for this family?
To have cystic fibrosis both parents have to be a carrier. Each parent passes on one of their genes to their children; they each have one healthy and one cystic fibrosis gene. The child with cystic fibrosis receives a cystic fibrosis gene from each parent. The other child has at least one healthy gene if she does not have cystic fibrosis, though she could be a carrier. hope it would help
How disorder is inherited cystic fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis, is a recessive disease (meaning that both parents must be carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene, for the offspring to have a chance of being born with it). A child has a 25% chance (1/4) of being born with Cystic Fibrosis.
What is the genotype of an individual that is not affected with cystic fibrosis?
Let's call the gene "C." Capital C means no cystic fibrosis; lower c means cystic fibrosis, since it is a recessive gene. CC is a person who does not have cystic fibrosis and also is not a carrier. Cc indicated a carrier. cc shows a person with cystic fibrosis. In order for a child to have cystic fibrosis, its parents must be: 1. cc and cc (both have cystic fibrosis, so every child will as well.) 2. Cc and Cc (both carriers; 25% chance of having a child with cystic fibrosis) 3. Cc and cc (one parent is a carrier and one has cystic fibrosis; there is a 50% chance that the children will have cystic fibrosis.)
Which of the following calculations require that you utilize the addition rule?
Calculate the probability of a child having either sickle-cell anemia or cystic fibrosis if parents are each heterozygous for both.
What are the chances of a normal person and a carrier for cystic fibrosis have a kid with cystic fibrosis?
Zero. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease. This means that both parents must carry a mutated gene and have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of having a child with CF.
What would a genetic counselor tell parents who had cystic fibrosis or were carries of the cystic fibrosis about the chances of their children having cystic fibrosis?
If both parents are carriers then the child has a 25% chance of having cystic fibrosis. If one parent has CF and the other the other was just a carrier then the child has a 50% chance of having CF. If one parent has CF and the other has two normal genes then there is no chance of the child having CF. If one parent is a carrier and the other has two normal genes then there is no chance of the child having CF. If both parents have CF then there is a 100% chance that the child will also have CF.
A couple who are both carriers of the gene for cystic fibrosis have two children who have cystic fibrosis What is the probability that their next child will be phenotypically normal?
If both parents are carriers on cystic fibrosis, just because two children may have the disease it doesn't mean that say,a further 3 children in future will be "normal". Inheriting genes is like a lottery. I can say though that because cystic fibrosis is recessive, every offspring born under carriers will always have a 75% chance of being phenotypically normal.
Why can Cystic fibrosis be inherited even if neither parent has the disease?
Cystic Fibrosis is an example of a disease inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. Both parents of a baby who has Cystic Fibrosis have one abnormal recessive gene and one normal dominant gene and are therefore, Cystic Fibrosis carriers. Carriers are said to be heterozygous because they contain one normal copy of the gene and one abnormal copy. A baby who inherits cystic fibrosis has inherited the abnormal gene from both parents and is therefore said to be homozygous recessive.
What is the inheritance pattern for the cystic fibrosis allele what is the reasoning for this conclusion?
If both parents have the gene, the chances are 25% of having a child with Cystic Fibrosis. The male and females x genes are affected by it and only half of it. So when the parents mate and they are going to have a baby, the chances are 25%
Will a child with cystic fibrosis have liver problems?
No-False
