
Sickle-cell disease is an inherited chronic blood disease caused by an autosomal recessive allele.Suppose a man who is homozygous recessive for the sickle-cell gene fathers a child by a woman who is a carrier for sickle-cell.What are the chances their children will exhibit the disease?
A) 0 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 75 percent
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