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Question 6
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Huntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a dominant allele.

a.

Arrange the terms DNA nucleotide, gene, and chromosome in order of size, starting with the largest.

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b.

Approximately 1 in 12,000 people in a certain population have Huntington's disease. In a city with a population of 1,800,000, calculate how many people are expected to have Huntington's disease.

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c.

A man who is heterozygous for Huntington's disease (Hh\text{Hh}Hh) and a woman who is also heterozygous (Hh\text{Hh}Hh) are expecting a baby. State the probability that their baby will inherit Huntington's disease.

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