求一道数学概率题Men have XY or (YX) chromosomes and women have XXchr
求一道数学概率题
Men have XY or (YX) chromosomes and women have XXchromosomes. X-linked recessive genetic diseases (such as juvenileretinoschisis) occur when there is a defective X chromosomes thatoccurs without a paired X chromosome that is good. In thefollowing, represent a defective X chromosome with lower case x, soa child with the xY or Yx pair of chromosomes will have thedisease, while a child with XX or XY or YX or xX or Xx will nothave the disease. Each parent contributes one of the chromosomes tothe child.
a. If a father has the defective x chromosome and the mother hasgood XX chromosomes, what is the probability that a son willinherit the disease?
b. If a father has the defective x chromosome and the mother asgood XX chromosomes, what is the probability that a daughter willinherit the disease?