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Two parents have the gene combination Cs. The gene C is for curly hair. The gene s is for straight hair.

A.) When all outcomes are equally likely, what is the probability of a child having the gene combination CC?

B.) Any gene combination that includes C results in curly hair. When all outcomes are equally likely, what is the probability of a child having curly hair?

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A: 25% of the gene combination CC.
B: 75% of the gene combinations result in the child having curly hair.

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Two parents have the gene combination Cs. The gene C is for curly hair. The gene s-example-1
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