In the space below, write your answer of the probability that this individual in
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In the space below, write your answer of the probability that this individual inherited 1 non-functional allele of the cancer-suppressor gene, predisposing him to cancer, but remembering that no individual that survives to birth can be homozygous for the recessive non-functional allele.Write your probability as a decimal fraction, starting with 0. and including 4 decimal places.
What is the likelihood that this Individual died from other cause individual inherited at least one non-functional allele predisposing him to cancer? Individual died from colon cancer Assume that every individual in thi spedigree that died of cancer Living individual was heterozygous with respect to a cancer supressor gene Note: To make calculating the probability more manageable, assume that every person who died of cancer in this pedigree was genetically predisposed to cancer. Also, cancer is a complex condition, resulting from malfunctioning of many proteins encoded for by many genes. For this problem, however you may treat this condition as though this is a single-gene trait. Also, even though you technically don't know whether a person who died of another cause was not predisposed to cancer or not, for this problem, please assume that these individuals are NOTpredisposed to cancer KEEPIN MIND THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOTLIVE IF THEY ARE HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE! This question is a challenge! It requires careful use of both the AND and the OR rules of calculating probabilities. This problem is far harder than anything you will see on your quiz or hour exam. In the space below, write your answer of the probability that this individual inherited 1 non-functional allele of the cancer- suppressor gene, predisposing him to cancer, but remembering that no individual that survives to birth can be homozygous for the recessive non-functional allele. READ THIS IF YOU WANT MOODLE TO GIVE YOU CREDIT KKKKKKK Write your probability as a decimal fraction, starting with 0. and including 4 decimal places. Eg., of you calculated a probability of 1/2, write: 0.5000 If you calculated a probability of 0.84737 write: 0.8474Explanation / Answer
Since the parents of the individual specifically father died of COlo Rectal cancer therefore, there is a chance that the individual inherits one disease causing gene from the father. The probability of getting the cnacer gene will be 0.25.