17.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) can result in kidney failure. In most cases, PKD is caused by a dominant allele.

What is the chance that a child will have PKD if the father is unaffected and the mother is heterozygous for PKD? (1 point)0%
25%
50%
75%

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17.   
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) can result in kidney failure. In most cases, PKD is caused by a dominant allele. 

What is the chance that a child will have PKD if the father is unaffected and the mother is heterozygous for PKD?  (1 point)0%
25%
50%
75%

phebe · Answer

@beccaboo333 , @Blaze , @Preetha , @Rairtyshrugs12 , @SeaTurtle113

seaturtle113 · Answer

Okay so tell me the definition of heterozygous. Do you understand that?

phebe · Answer

yess i do

phebe · Answer

is it A,B,C,D

phebe · Answer

@mustafa2014

seaturtle113 · Answer

Yes. okay. so you know right away that it's not 75% percent because the father does not carry the gene

phebe · Answer

yea i know its not that one nor C

seaturtle113 · Answer

the gene is dominant in the mother.... what does that mean?

phebe · Answer

50%

seaturtle113 · Answer

You might want to have someone double check that, but I'm pretty sure that's correct.

phebe · Answer

ok thanx :)