medium · NCLEX-RN Health Promotion and Maintenance
A couple is seeking preconception counseling after both were identified as carriers of a CFTR mutation.
Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the probability of their first child being a carrier of cystic fibrosis?
- There is a 25% chance the child will be a carrier.
- There is a 50% chance the child will be a carrier.
- There is a 75% chance the child will be a carrier.
- There is a 100% chance the child will be a carrier.
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