Question

Assume a phenotype is determined by one gene with a dominant allele and a recessive allele. If both parents are heterozygous, what is the probability of an offspring being a carrier of the recessive allele

Answer 1

Answer: 50%

Explanation: Homozygous recessive (aa) parent give recessive alleles (a,a) and heterozygous (Aa) give one dominant (A) and one recessive (a) allele