Below is a pedigree of a human genetic disease in which solid color indicates affected individuals. Assume that the disease is caused by a gene that can have the alleles A or a. If individuals 2 and 3 have a child together, what is the probability that the child will exhibit the disease?





A) 0%

B) 25%

C) 50%

D) 75%

E) 100%


A) 0%

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