The trait for red hair is recessive (r) to the trait for brown hair (R). What is the probability that two parents, one with red hair and one heterozygous for brown hair will have 6 children, 4 with brown hair and 2 with red hair?

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The trait for red hair is recessive (r) to the trait for brown hair (R). What is the probability that two parents, one with red hair and one heterozygous for brown hair will have 6 children, 4 with brown hair and 2 with red hair? 

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