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Genetics Every offspring inherits a gene for hair color from each parent. We denote the dominant gene by A and the recessive gene by a. If a person has AA or Aa, then the person exhibits the dominant characteristic. We call a person with the genes Aa a hybrid. A person with aa exhibits the recessive characteristic. Two hybrid parents have three children. Find the probability that at least one child exhibits the recessive characteristic.
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