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What is the likelihood that any one child of two parents will be male? Use a Punnett Square to figure out the probability.

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%

User Heidi
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b.
probably 50%

Since the genes are unlinked, these are four independent events, so we can calculate a probability for each and then multiply the probabilities to get the probability of the overall outcome. The probability of getting one or more copies of the dominant
User Jerzy Gebler
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

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