Question 193 · LEK · Autosomal recessive
In the case of autosomal recessive disease the risk of the disease in the offspring of the parents who are both ill is:
- A. 0%.
- B. 25%.
- C. 50%.
- D. 75%.
- E. 100%.
Hint
Write out the genotypes: a person affected by an autosomal recessive disease must carry two mutant alleles.
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