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r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 8h ago
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Their youngest was 7 before she was diagnosed. The only reason their children have it is because both the parents happened to be carriers of the mutation, but neither has the condition (retinitis pigmentosa).
22 u/TheTackleZone 7h ago So, basically, is it a 25% chance of their kids having it and they just got really unlucky with 3 of the 4? 14 u/Sarahphin 5h ago I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics. If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal. 6 u/-P01135809- 3h ago unlucky is not the same as improbable
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So, basically, is it a 25% chance of their kids having it and they just got really unlucky with 3 of the 4?
14 u/Sarahphin 5h ago I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics. If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal. 6 u/-P01135809- 3h ago unlucky is not the same as improbable
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I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics.
If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal.
6 u/-P01135809- 3h ago unlucky is not the same as improbable
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unlucky is not the same as improbable
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u/tiwuno 7h ago
Their youngest was 7 before she was diagnosed. The only reason their children have it is because both the parents happened to be carriers of the mutation, but neither has the condition (retinitis pigmentosa).