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RE: Albino Annulata ,What are the odds?

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Posted by: vjl4 at Thu Feb 7 07:44:44 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by vjl4 ]  
   

I think I can so this math. If only one of the parents was a het., then the chance that one of the offspring is a het. is 50/50 or 1/2. So the chance of picking two hets is (1/2)*(1/2), or 1 in 4 (25%). Thats not so bad, but collecting a het from the wild? Now that is so big number!

Vinny
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