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Two students fertilize a pair of pea plants. One plant is Rr, and the other is rr. The offspring produced by

these two plants all had the dominant trait. The Punnett square showed that there was a 50 percent
chance of the offspring carrying rr genes. So, the student assumes that he made an error in determining
W the genetic makeup of the plants. Do you think the student made an error, or is there another
explanation?

User Giuspen
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No, even though it was only a 50% chance of being Rr, it still could have been that both plants got Rr, cause as long as it's greater than a 0% chance it can happen.

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User Biw
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No, even though it was only a 50% chance of being Rr, it still could have been that both plants got Rr, cause as long as it's greater than a 0% chance it can happen.

I hope that helps and makes sense!

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