Two Martians fall in love and marry. One Martian is homozygous for red eyes and the other is

heterozygous. The recessive eye color is purple. What are the chances that the alien couple will have a
child with red eyes?
a. 1
b. 1/2
c. 1/4
d. 3/4
e. 0


A

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