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1. PKU (Phenylketonuria) is an inherited disease caused by a recessive allele. If a woman and her husband, who are both carriers have three children, what is the probability that

(a) no children with disease
(b)1 child with disease
(c) 2 children with disease
(d) 3 children with disease.

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PKU (Phenylketonuria) is thoroughly explored; it probability is also denoted.

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