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A woman with achondroplasia (autosomal dominant rare disease that exhibits dwarfism) married a man who was normal height. She gave birth to a child afflicted with achondroplasia. What is the chance that her second child will have the disease? Note

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A woman with achondroplasia (autosomal dominant rare disease that exhibits dwarfism) married a man who was normal height. She gave birth to a child afflicted with achondroplasia. What is the chance that her second child will have the disease? Note

A woman with achondroplasia (autosomal dominant rare disease that exhibits dwarfism) married a man who was normal height. She gave birth to a child afflicted with achondroplasia. What is the chance that her second child will have the disease? Note: Homozygous dominant condition (AA) is not compatible with life with this disease (lethal in utero). 2/3 1/2 1/4 0 1 none of the choices