Two heterozygous parents () have a child. What is the probability that the child is homozygous recessive?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: The cross gives .
- Step 2: One of four equally likely outcomes is , so the probability is .
Answer
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Why not the others: : is the probability of a heterozygous child. : is the probability of showing the dominant phenotype. : has no basis in a single cross.
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