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F. Consult you because of a possibility of her offsprings (kids) having Huntington™s Chorea. Her father is affected. Her husband family don™t have this disease What is the possibility that her children will develop the disease ?
-50 %
-0 %
-25 %
-100 %
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it is inherited in AD pattern so, is it 50%???? not sure!
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HD is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder with complete penetrance.
In the Qn, the wife is not affected though her father had the disease.
Husband is free of the offending gene.
So the answ is -o%.
Pls clarify if I am wrong