In a hypothetical situation, brachydactyly is caused by a recessive allele (b). If a woman who is heterozygote with normal fingers (Nb) and a man with brachydactyly (bb) have children, what proportion of these children would you expect to have normal fingers? (You may want to draw the punnett square on a scrap piece of paper). Group of answer choices A-50% B-0% C-75% D-100% E-25%

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