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OpenStudy (phebe):

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%

OpenStudy (phebe):

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

OpenStudy (seaturtle113):

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

OpenStudy (phebe):

yess i do

OpenStudy (phebe):

is it A,B,C,D

OpenStudy (phebe):

@mustafa2014

OpenStudy (seaturtle113):

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

OpenStudy (phebe):

yea i know its not that one nor C

OpenStudy (seaturtle113):

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

OpenStudy (phebe):

50%

OpenStudy (seaturtle113):

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

OpenStudy (phebe):

ok thanx :)

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