Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant disease in humans, but the first symptoms usually don’t appear until after the age of 30.  If Aethelbert inherited one copy of this gene from his mother, what is the chance of him passing it on to his children?

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Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant disease in humans, but the first symptoms usually don’t appear until after the age of 30.  If Aethelbert inherited one copy of this gene from his mother, what is the chance of him passing it on to his children?

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