When educating parents on recessive genetic disease statistics, the nurse understands that which statement by the parents indicates an accurate understanding of genetic inheritance?

a. If I have four children, only one will have the disease.
b. With each child the odds of inheritance decrease significantly.
c. Each child will have a 25% chance of developing the disease.
d. My children will have a 50/50 chance of having a genetic disease.

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