KROK 1 2017 – Question 97 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A married couple came for a genetic counseling. The husband suffers from insulin-independent diabetes mellitus, while the wife is healthy. What is the probability of their child developing insulin-independent diabetes mellitus?
- A. 50%
- B. Higher than in the population
- C. 100%
- D. The same as in the population
- E. Lower than in the population
Hint
Ask whether this common adult disease is inherited as a single-gene trait or as a predisposition shaped by many genes and lifestyle, and what that implies for a child's risk.
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