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? asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 5 days ago

Pigmented is dominant to non-pigmented. Two pigmented organisms have a non-pigmented offspring. What is the probability that their next two ?

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Pigmented is dominant to non-pigmented. Two pigmented organisms have a non-pigmented offspring. What is the probability that their next two offspring will be non-pigmented?Group of answer choices3/41/161/31/41/2

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  • 5 days ago
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    The two pigmented organisms must be heterozygous or Pp. So for each fertilization, there is a 1/4 chance of the offspring being pp. Since each fertilization is independent of the others, the product rule applies:

    1/4 X 1/4 = 1/16

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