A woman carries one allele for an autosomal recessive disorder. A man carries no alleles for the disorder. If

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A woman carries one allele for an autosomal recessive disorder. A man carries no alleles for the disorder. If the woman and man have a child, the likelihood that the child will have the disorder is

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Explanation: If the woman is a carrier (Aa) and the man is not a carrier (AA), possible genotypes of the child are 50% AA (unaffected, noncarrier) and 50% Aa (unaffected carrier). An autosomal recessive disease requires aa, which cannot occur here.

A woman carries one allele for an autosomal recessive disorder. A man carries no alleles for the disorder. If the woman and man have a child, the likelihood that the child will have the disorder is

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