The folk singer,Woody Guthrie,died of Huntington's chorea.One of his parents also died of this disease affecting the nervous system.The disease usually affects carriers between 25 and 45 years of age and is inherited as a Mendelian autosomal dominant trait.Using Punnett squares,determine the probability that any of the three Guthrie offspring will have this devastating disease.

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The Answer of The folk singer,Woody Guthrie,died of Huntington's chorea.One of his parents also died of this disease affecting the nervous system.The disease usually affects carriers between 25 and 45 years of age and is inherited as a Mendelian autosomal dominant trait.Using Punnett squares,determine the probability that any of the three Guthrie offspring will have this devastating disease.

The Folk Singer,Woody Guthrie,died of Huntington's Chorea