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Inheritance and genetic crosses

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Question 9

In birds, sex determination is governed by the ZW sex-chromosome system. Females are the heterogametic sex (ZWZWZW) and males are the homogametic sex (ZZZZZZ).

State the probability that any newly hatched chick will be male. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

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