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A newly discovered, recessively-inherited disease-susceptibility trait (DS) is observed only in cotton plants with white flowers, although the flower colour (R) and DS are independently inherited. In a breeding programme, one variety that is homozygous for the absence of DS, but heterozygous for R was mated to another having white flowers but heterozygous for DS. What is the probability that a given plant among the cross progeny will be susceptible to the disease?
Explanation
Biologically, Mendelian segregation operates via allele distribution and recombination generate phenotypic variation. Thus 0 % is appropriate since it follows segregation and linkage principles, reinforcing core concepts taught in genetics.
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