In humans, assume that the allele for brown eyes is dominant and the allele for blue eyes is recessive. If two brown-eyed individuals have a child with blue eyes, that means:
A) both parents are homozygous for brown eyes.
B) both parents are heterozygous for eye color.
C) there is a 1/4 chance that their second child will have brown eyes.
D) there is a 1/2 chance that their second child will have blue eyes.
E) there is a 3/4 chance that their second child will have blue eyes

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For a child to have blue eyes, both parents must carry the recessive blue eye allele, meaning they are heterozygous (Bb).

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