Humans who have an abnormally high level of cholesterol are said to suer from familial hypercholesterolemia . The gene for this disorder is dominant (C). A man who is heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia marries a woman who is homozygous for the recessive allele. What is the probability that they will have children that suer from this disorder?

Humans who have an abnormally high level of cholesterol are said to suer from familial hypercholesterolemia . The gene for this disorder is dominant (C). A man who is heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia marries a woman who is homozygous for the recessive allele. What is the probability that they will have children that suer from this disorder?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter10: From Proteins To Phenotypes

Section10.7: Defects In Transport Proteins: Hemoglobin

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