Jim and Mary are expecting a daughter together. Jim's sister has sickle cell anemia but Jim and his parents do not. Mary's maternal grandfather also suffers from

sickle cell anemia but no one else in her family is affected. What is the probability that Jim's and Mary's daughter will have sickle cell anemia?

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