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1. Homework Statement
Height is a characteristic resulting from polygenic inheritance. If genes at four loci code for height, what is the probability that parents with the genotypes RrSSTtUu and RrSsTtUU will have a child possessing 8 tall alleles?
Choose one answer.
a. 1/128
b. 1/256
c. 0
d. 1/64
2. Homework Equations [/b]
PUNNET SQUARES
3. The Attempt at a Solution [/b]
1/64
1/4 RR, 1/2 SS, 1/4 TT, 1/2 UU
1/4 * 1/2 * 1/4 * 1/2= 1/64
Height is a characteristic resulting from polygenic inheritance. If genes at four loci code for height, what is the probability that parents with the genotypes RrSSTtUu and RrSsTtUU will have a child possessing 8 tall alleles?
Choose one answer.
a. 1/128
b. 1/256
c. 0
d. 1/64
2. Homework Equations [/b]
PUNNET SQUARES
3. The Attempt at a Solution [/b]
1/64
1/4 RR, 1/2 SS, 1/4 TT, 1/2 UU
1/4 * 1/2 * 1/4 * 1/2= 1/64