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If both parents are carriers for thalassemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?NEET 2013 (All India)

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Thalassemia is the disorder due to reduced synthesis of either the $α$ or $β$ -chains, likewise designated as $α$ or $β$ - thalassemias. When this autosomal mutant gene is present in double dose. The disease is severe called as thalassemia major.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Genetic Disorders

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