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Each of two parents has the genotype brown/red​, which consists of the pair of alleles that determine hair color​, and each parent contributes one of those alleles to a child. Assume that if the child has at least one brown ​allele, that color will dominate and the​ child's hair color will be brown. a. List the different possible outcomes. Assume that these outcomes are equally likely. b. What is the probability that a child of these parents will have the red/red ​genotype? c. What is the probability that the child will have brown hair color​? a. List the possible outcomes.

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Answer:

a. In image attached.

b. 25% or a 1 in 4 chance.

c. 75% or a 3 in 4 chance.

Step-by-step explanation:

B = Dominant (brown gene)

r = Recessive (red gene)

If two parents both have Br genes, they will both have brown hair.

The Punnet square will look like the image attached.

Each of two parents has the genotype brown/red​, which consists of the pair of alleles-example-1
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