The pedigree shown displays the inheritance of a recessive genetic disease. In the fourth generation, what is the likelihood that the next child of the two heterozygous parents will be impacted by the disease? 11ee40c6_182d_0566_b977_9d620852a3c9

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When both parents are heterozygous for a recessive genetic disease, the Mendelian inheritance pattern predicts that there is a 25% chance for any child they have to be homozygous recessive and thus affected by the disease.

The Pedigree Shown Displays the Inheritance of a Recessive Genetic