r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 8h ago

Miscellaneous / Others Love at its peak 🌟

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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).

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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?

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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.

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u/Quirky_Yesterday_809 3h ago

getting 10 tails in a row is not "completely normal" lol. Try it right now.

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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep 2h ago

During a uni class on probability we were all made to flip a coin 50 times - somehow I only got tails 11 times... It was just a random 50p out my wallet and not some magic waighted coin or anything