In some animal species, being tall is dominant over being short. If a homozygous dominant individual mates with a short individual, what is the chance that their offspring will be heterozygous?

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In some animal species, being tall is dominant over being short. If a homozygous dominant individual mates with a short individual, what is the chance that their offspring will be heterozygous?

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