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
E) unknown

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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 if the other parent does not have it.

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