A man and woman are each heterozygous for the autosomal recessive disorder cystic fibrosis. If they

want to have three children, what is the probability that only one of the children will have cystic
fibrosis?



a. 1/4
b. 3/4
c. 9/16
d. 9/64
e. 27/64


D

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a. true b. false

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A) gastrulation ? organogenesis ? cleavage B) ovulation ? gastrulation ? fertilization C) cleavage ? gastrulation ? organogenesis D) gastrulation ? blastulation ? neurulation E) preformation ? morphogenesis ? neurulation

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