Achondroplasia Is a Type of Dwarfism Caused by a Dominant

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Essay

Achondroplasia is a type of dwarfism caused by a dominant allele.What is the probability that a child will have this type of dwarfism if the father is homozygous normal and the mother is homozygous for achondroplasia? Use a Punnett square to show your work and use the letters "D" and "d" to designate dominant and recessive alleles,respectively.

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