Phenylketonuria is a recessively inherited disease. A woman and her husband do NOT have the disease...

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Phenylketonuria is a recessively inherited disease. A woman andher husband do NOT have the disease yet their daughter has thedisease. If the couple has a total of 3 children how likely is it:that all 3 children will have the disease? and that at least onechild will NOT have the disease? (PLEASE INCLUDE LEGENDS, PUNNETSQUARES and show work)

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AnswerPhenylketonuria PKU is an autosomal recessive disease due tomutation of the PAH gene located at 12q241 The normalfunction of this gene to synthesise protein enzyme that isphenylalanine    See Answer
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