Male bees hatch from unfertilized eggs and so have a mother but no father. Female bees hatch from fertilized eggs. How many ancestors does a male bee have in the twelfth generation back? How many of these are male? Generalize to any generalization back.

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Male bees hatch from unfertilized eggs and so have a mother but no father. Female
bees hatch from fertilized eggs. How many ancestors does a male bee have in the
twelfth generation back? How many of these are male? Generalize to any
generalization back.
Transcribed Image Text:Male bees hatch from unfertilized eggs and so have a mother but no father. Female bees hatch from fertilized eggs. How many ancestors does a male bee have in the twelfth generation back? How many of these are male? Generalize to any generalization back.
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