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Jessie and Joe are both carriers of the sickle cell trait which causes sickle cell disease when present in the recessive form.
What is the likelihood that they will have 2 children, both of whom are carriers of the sickle cell trait?
Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer.
a
1/4
9/16
C
1/8
d
1/16
Transcribed Image Text:Jessie and Joe are both carriers of the sickle cell trait which causes sickle cell disease when present in the recessive form. What is the likelihood that they will have 2 children, both of whom are carriers of the sickle cell trait? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a 1/4 9/16 C 1/8 d 1/16
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