RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1048 of 2368

Both parents are carriers of the gene for a recessive disorder. What is the chance that their child will develop the disorder?

  1. 10 percent
  2. 25 percent
  3. 50 percent
  4. 100 percent
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Correct answer: 25 percent

When both parents carry the gene, the child has a 25 percent chance of inheriting it from each and developing the disorder.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Antepartum Care: Carrier Screening. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026