Tay-Sachs disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is lethal in the homozygous recessive...

Tay-Sachs disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is lethal in the homozygous recessive condition at the age of 2years. A heterozygote marries a genotypically normal individual. What is the probability of having children that have Tay-Sachs?

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