The karyotype below shows chromosomes 5 and 12 for a family in which the child...

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The karyotype below shows chromosomes 5 and 12 for a family in which the child has a severe disease Mother Chromosome 5 12 Father 5 12 Child 5 12 Which of the following statements best describes the situation presented O The father has a mutation and a similar phenotype to the child the child inherited the mutation from the father The father has a translocation from chromosome 5 to 12 he is normal but the child inherited an incomplete chromosome 5 The father has a reciprocal translocation where chromosomes 5 and 12 exchanged material he is affected and has passed on the translocation to his child O The child has a deletion mutation that occurred spontaneously

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