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Imagine that you are a member of a committee assigned to evaluate a report of neurofibromatosis, a disorder inherited through a dominant allele. Neurofibromatosis is a condition in which noncancerous tumors grow along nerves. The report concludes that because three-quarters of the offspring of parents who are heterozygous for eurofibromatosis will have the disorder, eventually, 75% of the population will have neurofibromatosis. Do you agree or disagree with the report's conclusion? Explain your reasoning.