We would be looking at the first question all parts here as:
a) Given that there is a 25% probability of contracting the disease, the probability that one of the 5 children has the disease is computed here as:
P(X = 1) = 5*0.25*(1 - 0.25)4 = 0.3955
Therefore 0.3955 is the required probability here.
b) Probability that no more than one of their children has the
disease is computed here as:
= P(X = 0) + P(X = 1)
= (1 - 0.25)5 + 0.3955
= 0.6328
Therefore 0.6328 is the required probability here.
Use the following info to answer questions 12-13: Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder passed on genetically....
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Which clinical evidence indicates that hypoproteinemia secondary
to cystic fibrosis is not an issue in this patient?
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