Assume that long ear lobes in humans are an autosomal dominant trait that exhibits 30% penetrance. A person who is heterozygous for long ear lobes mates with a person who is homozygous for normal ear lobes. What is the probability that their first child will have long ear lobes?

Assume that long ear lobes in humans are an autosomal dominant trait that exhibits 30% penetrance. A person who is heterozygous for long ear lobes mates with a person who is homozygous for normal ear lobes. What is the probability that their first child will have long ear lobes?

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Assume that long ear lobes in humans are an autosomal dominant trait
that exhibits 30% penetrance. A person who is heterozygous for long ear
lobes mates with a person who is homozygous for normal ear lobes.
What is the probability that their first child will have long ear lobes?

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