Going back to Punnett squares, we assume the biomechanical mechanisms of inheritance usually ensure that each of the outcomes for the offspring genotype are equally likely. What is the probability of a heterozygous offspring being born? Heterozygous? What is the probability an offspring will carry at least one variant?
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