Tay-Sachs is a recessive disease that causes nerve cells to malfunction and results in death by age 4. Two healthy parents know from blood tests that each parent carries a recessive allele responsible for Tay-Sachs. If their first 3 children have the disease what is the probability that their 4th will have the disease? Show the Punnett square.

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Tay-Sachs is a recessive disease that causes nerve cells to malfunction and results in death by age 4. Two healthy parents know from blood tests that each parent carries a recessive allele responsible for Tay-Sachs. If their first 3 children have the disease what is the probability that their 4th will have the disease? Show the Punnett square.

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Tay-Sachs is a rare, inherited disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme hexosaminidase A, which results in the accumulation of harmful substances in the brain

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