document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125751>Question 125751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My name is Lauren and I have a quick question that I really need help with please....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On my worksheet, there is a Punnett Square. And Inside the Punnett Square is; XX, XY, XX, XY in each square starting from top to bottem. (4 Spaces).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The following questions that I REALLY need help with are these;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) What is the probability that the child will be a boy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) What is the probability that the child will be a girl?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) Which parent above determines the sex of the child?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried my best answering these questions according to the Punnett Square, but I just didn't do it correctly & didn't understand it. Can you Really PLEASE help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You Very Much! :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Email me back ASAP [please]. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks Again! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A girl has the chromosome XX and a boy has XY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For qn 1, the answer is 1/2 because all the XX squares (2 of them out of 4) are shaded.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same for qn 2, probability is also 1/2 because all the XY squares (2 out of 4) are shaded.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For qn 3, the father will determine the sex of the child because the father has both the X and Y in his chromosome while the mother has both XX. The mother always gives a X to the child but the father can either give X or Y, thus determining the sex of the child.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hope this answers your query. </SPAN>\n" );
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