In cats, black coat color is dominant over gray. A female black cat whose mother is gray mates with a gray male. If this female has a litter of six kittens, what is the probability that three will be black and three will be gray?

In cats, black coat color is dominant over gray. A female black cat whose mother is gray mates with a gray male. If this female has a litter of six kittens, what is the probability that three will be black and three will be gray?

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Biology 2e

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Chapter12: Mendel's Experiments And Heredity

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