Assume Jamie (who has cystic fibrosis [CF]) decides to have children with a man

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Assume Jamie (who has cystic fibrosis [CF]) decides to have children with a man who does not have CF and who has no family history of CF. Use this information to answer the following questions:
a. What combination of gametes can each of them produce (be sure to identify your key).
b. Place these gametes on a Punnett Square and fill in the results of the cross.
c. On the basis of the Punnett Square results, what is the probability that they will have a child with CF. Show your work [that is, describe what you did] and explain your answer using the results.
d. On the basis of the Punnett Square results, , what is the probability that they will have a child who is a carrier of CF. Show your work [that is, describe what you did] and explain your answer using the results.

Explanation / Answer

a. Since, cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disorder therefore; the presence of two recessive alleles is required to cause the disease. Let

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