7. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley have 7 children and all of the children have red hair like their parents. Mrs. Weasley has brown eyes but Mr. Weasley's eye color is unknown. Four of their 7 children have blue eyes and three have brown eyes. a. I Mr. Weasley's eye color is blue, what must be Mrs. Weasley's genotype? Explain how you arrive at your answer. Draw a Punnett square to support your answer. Explanation

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7. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley have 7 children and all of the children have red hair like their parents. Mrs. Weasley has brown eyes but Mr. Weasley's eye color is unknown. Four of their 7 children have blue eyes and three have brown eyes. a. I Mr. Weasley's eye color is blue, what must be Mrs. Weasley's genotype? Explain how you arrive at your answer. Draw a Punnett square to support your answer. Explanation
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Punnet Square is a diagram with a square form that is used to predict genotypes in a cross or breeding experiment. This is used by biologists to determine the probability that a specialised gene will be passed on to progeny. The numerous combinations of paternal and maternal alleles are displayed in a table.

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