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?

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If both parents are heterozygous, they have a genotype of Aa. When they produce offspring, there is a 25% chance that the offspring will inherit aa genotype and be a carrier of the recessive allele. Therefore, the probability of an offspring being a carrier is 50%.

Assume a Phenotype Is Determined by One Gene with a Dominant