certain birth defects and syndromes are polygenetic in nature. typically , fhe chance that an offspring...

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certain birth defects and syndromes are polygenetic in nature.typically , fhe chance that an offspring will be born withpolygenetic affilction is small. however once the offspring is bornwith fhe afflixtion , the probability of the same offspring of thesame parents will be born eith same affliction increases. letsassume thst the probability of the child being born eith affixtionA is .002. if a child is born with this , the probability of afuture child beinf born of a future child with same afflixtionbecome .08.

1.are the events of the birth of 2 children in fhe same familgwith affliction A independent?

2. a couple plans to have one child. determime probabilitythat the child will be born with this affiction.

3. another couple plans to have 2 children . determine rheprobability that both children will be born with theafffixtion.

4 . determine the probability that the first wil be born withaffixfion and second wont

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