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β-Hexosaminidase is made up of α and β subunits. Tay-Sachs disease is due to a mutation in the α-subunit gene, and Sandhoff disease is due to a mutation in the β subunit gene. If a carrier of Tay-Sachs disease marries a carrier of Sandhoff disease, what is the probability that their first child will have either disease?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
A ) 0%
B ) 12.5%
C ) 25%
D ) 50%
E ) 100%
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| study_ing
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0% .. a homozygote is not possible
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| Musuq
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thanks study_ing 
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