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Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino

Edition 11ISBN: 9781292139456
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Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino

Edition 11ISBN: 9781292139456
Exercise 3
A newborn screening program identified a baby with a rare autosomal recessive disorder called arginosuccinic aciduria (AGA), which causes high levels of ammonia to accumulate in the blood. Symptoms usually appear in the first week after birth and can progress to include severe liver damage, developmental delay, and mental retardation. AGA occurs with a frequency of about 1 in 70,000 births. There is no history of this disorder in either the father's or mother's family. The above case raises several questions:
What are the chances that two heterozygotes will meet and have an affected child?
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