2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Probability and Genetics
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance Probability and Genetics
4PRACTICE PROBLEM
An X-linked genetic condition known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration as a result of alterations in a protein known as dystrophin, which aids in the preservation of muscle cells. What is the probability that each child will inherit DMD if an affected man marries a carrier woman?
An X-linked genetic condition known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration as a result of alterations in a protein known as dystrophin, which aids in the preservation of muscle cells. What is the probability that each child will inherit DMD if an affected man marries a carrier woman?