The chance of a parent's passing on a given allele to a child _____ each time he or she has another child.
A)is reduced
B)is increased
C)is the same
D)changes

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The chance of passing on a given allele to a child is the same every time a parent has another child. This is because each child inherits half of their genetic material from each parent, and the chances of inheriting a specific allele are based on the parent's genotypes, which do not change.

The Chance of a Parent's Passing on a Given Allele