If one parent is heterozygous for a dominant allele on an autosome and the other parent is homozygous, any child of theirs has a __________ chance of being heterozygous.
A) 25 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 75 percent
D) no chance; it will die
Ans: B) 50 percent
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