2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Probability and Genetics
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
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ProblemUse the product law to calculate the probability that mating two organisms with the genotype of AaBbCcDd will produce offspring with the genotype of AA bb Cc Dd?
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1/4
B
1/16
C
1/64
D
1/128
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ProblemIn a family of five children what is the probability that… All are females
A
0.031, 3.1%
B
0.5, 50%
C
0.25, 25%
D
0.10, 10%
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ProblemIn a family of five children what is the probability that… Two are males and three are females
A
0.31, 31%
B
0.5, 50%
C
0.25, 25%
D
0.10, 10%
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ProblemIn a family of six children, where both parents are heterozygous for albinism, what is the probability that four are normal and two are albinos?
A
0.50, 50%
B
0.25, 25%
C
0.30, 30%
D
0.10, 10%
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