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A Human Gene Carries a Certain Disease from the Mother

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A human gene carries a certain disease from the mother to the child with a probability rate of 39%. That is,there is a 39% chance that the child becomes infected with the disease. Suppose a female carrier of the gene hasfour children. Assume that the infections of the four children are independent of one another. Find theprobability that all four of the children get the disease from their mother. Round to the nearest thousandth.


A) 0.023
B) 0.977
C) 0.138
D) 0.089

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