Among children with parents who are both carriers of Tay-Sachs, an autosomal recessive disorder, chances are that

a. 75 percent will be carriers.
b. 50 percent will die in a few years.
c. 75 percent will not carry the recessive Tay-Sachs's allele.
d. 50 percent will be carriers.


d. 50 percent will be carriers.

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