A man who has normal hearing and has a recessive deafness allele on chromosome 17 marries a woman who also has normal hearing and also has a recessive deafness allele,but this allele is on chromosome 3.The probability that their children will be deaf due to either of these mutated genes is closest to

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The alleles for deafness are on different chromosomes, so they are inherited independently. Both parents are carriers, but since the alleles are on different chromosomes, the children will not inherit both recessive alleles together, resulting in a 0% chance of being deaf due to these genes.

A Man Who Has Normal Hearing and Has a Recessive