4. ( 6 points) Below is a pedigree showing a family with a significant genetic d

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4. ( 6 points) Below is a pedigree showing a family with a significant genetic disorder. Please answer the questions below 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 a. How many individuals are affected by the disorder in the pedigree? b. Are there individuals with parents who are unaffected by the disorder? c. Is there a generation where there are individuals of both genders with the disorder? If so which generation? d. What is the mechanism of inheritance of this disorder? e. Are there any obligate carriers in this pedigree? If so, who?

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A.12

B.yes,4 individuals

C.yes, 3rd gen(5,7 number individual )

D .autosomal recessive

E .1,2,3,4,6

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