Which of the Following Calculations Requires That You Utilize the Addition

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following calculations requires that you utilize the addition rule?

• A)Calculate the probability of black offspring from the cross AaBb × AaBb, when B is the symbol for black.
• B)Calculate the probability of children with both cystic fibrosis and polydactyly when parents are each heterozygous for both genes.
• C)Calculate the probability of each of four children having cystic fibrosis if the parents are both heterozygous.
• D)Calculate the probability of a child having either sickle-cell anemia or cystic fibrosis if parents are each heterozygous for both.
• E)Calculate the probability of purple flower colour in a plot of 50 plants seeded from a ?self-fertilizing heterozygous parent plant.

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