Huntington's disease is a dominant condition with late age of onset in humans. If one parent has the disease, what is the probability that his or her child will have the disease?

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Huntington's disease is a dominant genetic disorder, which means that if one parent has the disease, each child has a 50% chance of inheriting the mutated gene and developing the disease, regardless of gender. Therefore, the probability of a child having the disease is 1/2 or 50%. Option C is the closest answer.

Huntington's Disease Is a Dominant Condition with Late Age of Onset