If one person in 50 is a carrier of an autosomal recessive disorder in a population,the chance that an unrelated man and woman are both carriers is

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The probability of a person being a carrier of an autosomal recessive disorder is 1/50. Therefore, the probability of both an unrelated man and woman being carriers is (1/50) x (1/50) = 1/2500. The correct answer is D.

If One Person in 50 Is a Carrier of an Autosomal