Assuming a Parent Is Heterozygous for a Particular Gene, the Likelihood

Multiple Choice

Assuming a parent is heterozygous for a particular gene, the likelihood of passing on the dominant allele is 50%-the same as the likelihood of passing on the recessive allele. Assuming that separate births are independent, what is the probability that exactly five out of the next ten children born receive the recessive allele?

A) 0.1667
B) 0.2461
C) 0.3125
D) 0.5000