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A lovely couple, Mini and Sam, appear healthy and both have a sibling with the recessively inherited illness (not X-linked). Both of their parents appeared healthy as well. What is the probability of Mini and Sam having a child with the illness? Note: I forgot to mention this in the earlier post but my professor said that the answer is 1/9. I am wondering how we can get there.

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A lovely couple, Mini and Sam, appear healthy and both have a sibling with the recessively inherited illness (not X-linked). Both of their parents appeared healthy as well. What is the probability of Mini and Sam having a child with the illness? Note: I forgot to mention this in the earlier post but my professor said that the answer is 1/9. I am wondering how we can get there.
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A lovely couple, Mini and Sam, appear healthy and both have a sibling with the recessively inherited illness (not X-linked). Both of their parents appeared healthy as well. What is the probability of Mini and Sam having a child with the illness? Note: I forgot to mention this in the earlier post but my professor said that the answer is 1/9. I am wondering how we can get there.
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SubjectBiology
ClassClass 11