KROK 1 2009 – Question 128 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A married couple came to the genetic counseling. The husband suffers from the insulin-dependant diabetes, the wife is healthy. What is the probability that this couple will have an insulin-dependant child?
- A. The same as throughout the population
- B. 100%
- C. Higher than throughout the population
- D. Lower than throughout the population
- E. 50%
Hint
Think about how a disease that depends on genetic predisposition plus environmental triggers is passed on, compared with a single-gene Mendelian disorder.
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