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#Question id: 12493


Cystic fibrosis shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 2500. The unaffected brother of an affected girl is referred for genetic counseling. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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  1. The probability that the brother is a carrier is 1/2.
  2. If the brother has a child with a healthy unrelated partner the probability that the child will be affected is 1 in 150.
  3. If the brother has a child with his first cousin the probability that the child will be affected is 1 in 12.
  4. If the affected sister has a child with her first cousin the probability that the child will be affected is 1 in 4.
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#Question id: 4739

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Inheritance of leaf variegation in the four-o’clock plant, Mirabilis jalapa. the leaves and shoots of one variety of four-o’clock were variegated, displaying a mixture of green and white splotches. If  Flowers on the variegated branches gave rise to

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#Question id: 4740

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Following metabolic pathway for synthesis of anthocyanin product ? Which of the following cross produced all purple phenotype in their progeny ?

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#Question id: 4741

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The F2 progeny from a particular cross exhibit a modified dihybrid ratio of 9 : 7 (instead of 9 : 3 : 3 : 1). What phenotypic ratio would be expected from a testcross of the F1?

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#Question id: 4742

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In birds, sex is determined by a ZW chromosome scheme. Males are ZZ and females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is sometimes present on the Z chromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?

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#Question id: 4742

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In birds, sex is determined by a ZW chromosome scheme. Males are ZZ and females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is sometimes present on the Z chromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?

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#Question id: 4743

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Ectrodactyly is an autosomal dominant trait that causes missing middle fingers (lobster claw malformation). A grandfather and grandson both have ectrodactyly, but the intervening father has normal hands by x-ray. Which of the following terms applies to this family?