Suppose that your parents are both heterozygous for sickle cell disease. What is the probability that you will have the disorder?

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Sickle cell disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. If both parents are heterozygous (carriers), their children have a 25% chance of inheriting two copies of the sickle cell allele (one from each parent), which would result in the disease.

Suppose That Your Parents Are Both Heterozygous for Sickle Cell