Emery had no freckles. His wife, Marguerite, was clearly freckled but known to be heterozygous for the gene. Predict the chance that any one of their children will have freckles.

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Since Marguerite is heterozygous for the freckle gene (Ff) and Emery has no freckles (ff), their children have a 50% chance of inheriting the freckle gene (F) from Marguerite and a 50% chance of being freckle-free (f) from both parents.

Emery Had No Freckles