Cystic fibrosis in humans is caused by mutations in a single…

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Cystic fibrоsis in humаns is cаused by mutаtiоns in a single gene and is inherited as an autоsomal recessive trait. A couple where neither has cystic fibrosis has two children. The first child has cystic fibrosis, and the second child is unaffected. What is the probability that the second child is a carrier (heterozygous) for the mutation that causes the disease?