Galactosemia is an inherited disorder in humans. A person with the disorder cannot digest the sugars in milk. The allele for normal digestion (G) is dominant; the allele for galactosemia (g) is recessive.
A female who is heterozygous for the galactosemia trait and a male who has galactosemia have a child.
Describe how this disorder could have been passed on in the family. In your response, be sure to
- identify the genotype of the father
- complete a Punnett square to show the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the child
- describe the probability that the child will inherit galactosemia
- describe all the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the father's parents; explain your answer
Write your answer in your Answer Book.
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