Destiny has distal symphalangism - her fingers and toes are stiff,with tiny nails.She looks it up and finds it is an autosomal dominant trait.Since her parents do not have it,she reasons that she is a new mutation.However,if she has children,each of them,assuming her partner does not have the condition,has a(n)_____ probability of inheriting the condition.
A)1/8
B)1/4
C)1/2
D)0

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Since distal symphalangism is an autosomal dominant trait, each child of an affected individual has a 50% (1/2) chance of inheriting the condition, assuming the other parent does not have the condition.

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