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PKU is an autosomal recessive disease. If one parent has PKU and the other has no PKU alleles. What is the chance the child will have PKU

Tyler313

by Tyler313 at December 20, 2010

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A recessive with a homozygous dominant situation can only lead to all heterozygous offspring.  Since this is a recessive disease the children will be carriers, but not be affected by the disease.  That is, there is zero chance of these children having PKU. 

kroo_jteague kroo_jteague December 20, 2010

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