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