Question 15

(Essay)

A certain type of congenital deafness in humans is caused by a rare autosomal (not X -linked) dominant gene.
a() In a mating involving a deaf man and a deaf woman (both heterozygous), would you expect all the children to be deaf? Explain your answer.
b() In a mating involving a deaf man and a deaf woman (both heterozygous), could all the children have normal hearing? Explain your answer.
c() Another form of deafness is caused by a rare autosomal recessive gene. In a mating involving a deaf man and a deaf woman, could some of the children have normal
hearing? Explain your answer.

Answer

(a) No. In a mating involving heterozygo...

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