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#Question id: 12488


Retinoblastoma usually occurs as a sporadic event but in around 10% of cases there is a positive family history due to autosomal dominant inheritance. In these families the penetrance is approximately 80% (= 0.8). A woman with retinoblastoma, whose father and grandfather were also affected, has an unaffected partner with no relevant family history. Which of the following is correct regarding their children?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. The probability that their first child will be affected is 0.25.
  2. The probability that their first child will be affected is 0.4.
  3. The probability that each of their children will be affected is 0.5.
  4. The probability that each of their children will be affected is 0.4 X 0.5.
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#Question id: 7502

#General Aptitude

A train 220 m long is running with a speed of 59 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

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#Question id: 7503

#General Aptitude

Two trains 137 metres and 163 metres in length are running towards each other on parallel lines,one at the rate of 42 kmph and another at 48 kmph. In what time will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet?

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#Question id: 7504

#General Aptitude

Two train 100 metres and 120 metres long are running in the same direction with speed of 72 km/hr and 54 km/hr. In how much time will the first train cross the second?

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#Question id: 7505

#General Aptitude

A train running at 54 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform .Next it takes 12 seconds to Pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going. Find the length of the train and the length of the platform.

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#Question id: 7506

#General Aptitude

A man sitting in a train which is travelling at 50 kmph observes that a goods train,travelling In opposite direction,takes 9 seconds to paas him. If the goods train is 280 m long,Find its speed.

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#Question id: 7507

#General Aptitude

The lengths of trains A and B are 250 m 300 m respectively and their speeds are 70 km/h and 79 km/h respectively. They are walking in the same direction. In how much time will train B cross a passenger sitting in A?