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kodithompson

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If a childs parents are both heterozygous for a recessive trait the probability that the child will have that trait is______ and the probability of the child being a carrier of the trait is________.
 
  A. 25 percent, 50 percent
  B. 25 percent, 75 percent
  C. 50 percent, 25 percent
  D. 50 percent, 50 percent

Question 2

Which of the following configurations would indicate that an individual was homozygous with a recessive gene?
 
  A. AA
  B. aa
  C. Aa
  D. aA



bigcheese9

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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