Suppose that extra fingers and toes are caused by a recessive trait but only appears in 25% of the homozygous recessive individuals. If two heterozygotes conceive a child, what is the probability that this child will have extra fingers? O a. 1/4 O b. 1/8 O c. 1/3 O d. 1/2 O e. 1/16

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Suppose that extra fingers and toes are caused by a recessive trait but only appears in 25% of the homozygous recessive individuals. If
two heterozygotes conceive a child, what is the probability that this child will have extra fingers?
O a. 1/4
Ob. 1/8
O c. 1/3
O d. 1/2
O e. 1/16
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that extra fingers and toes are caused by a recessive trait but only appears in 25% of the homozygous recessive individuals. If two heterozygotes conceive a child, what is the probability that this child will have extra fingers? O a. 1/4 Ob. 1/8 O c. 1/3 O d. 1/2 O e. 1/16 A 1 points Save Answer
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