A man that can roll his tongue is heterozygous for the trait marries a woman that cannot roll her tongue. They have a child. Rolling tongue is dominant to not rolling tongue. What is the man’s genotype for tongue rolling? The woman’s? Show the Punnett square for child’s genotype Give the probability (percent chance) that the child can or cannot roll their tongue.

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  1. A man that can roll his tongue is heterozygous for the trait marries a woman that cannot roll her tongue. They have a child. Rolling tongue is dominant to not rolling tongue.
    1. What is the man’s genotype for tongue rolling? The woman’s?
    2. Show the Punnett square for child’s genotype
    3. Give the probability (percent chance) that the child can or cannot roll their tongue.

 

 

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