Sickle-cell disease is an inherited chronic blood disease caused by an autosomal recessive allele. Suppose a man who is homozygous recessive for the sickle-cell gene fathers a child by a woman who is a carrier for sickle-cell. What are the chances their children will exhibit the disease?

a. 0 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent


c. 50 percent

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