What is probability that child suffers from alpha sclerosis

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Bambam's father Fred has two single locus autosomal recessive disorders: alpha sclerosis and beta dystrophy. The genes that cause the two disorders are located 5 cM apart on chromosome 12. Bambam and his mother Wilma are both healthy (have neither disorder). Bambam marries Pebbles who has both alpha sclerosis and beta dystrophy.

Question 1: If Bambam and Pebbles have a child, what is the probability that the child has both alpha sclerosis and beta dystrophy?

Question 2: If Bambam and Pebbles have a child, what is the probability that the child suffers from alpha sclerosis but not beta dystrophy?

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