Question

Which analysis BEST describes the probability of an offspring having or not having sickle cell disease, and carrying or not carrying the defective gene for sickle cell disease?
There is a 25% probability that an offspring will have sickle cell disease.
There is a 75% probability that an offspring will not have sickle cell disease and will not carry the defective gene.
There is a 25% probability that an offspring will not have sickle cell disease, but will carry the defective gene.
There is a 50% probability that an offspring will have sickle cell disease.
GPT 3.5
The analysis that BEST describes the probability of an offspring having or not having sickle cell disease, and carrying or not carrying the defective gene for sickle cell disease is:
- There is a 25% probability that an offspring will have sickle cell disease.
- There is a 75% probability that an offspring will not have sickle cell disease and will not carry the defective gene.
- There is a 25% probability that an offspring will not have sickle cell disease, but will carry the defective gene.

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