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To match: The genetic term appropriately.
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Detached earlobes (D) are dominant to attached earlobes (d). A heterozygous person is crossed with a homozygous recessive person. Which of the following correctly describes this cross?
A. DD x DD
B. DD x Dd
C. Dd x Dd
D. Dd x dd
a)recessive epistasis
b)duplicate recessive epistasis
c)normal non-allelic gene interaction
d)normal allelic gene interaction
Having dimples (D) is dominant over not having dimples (d). A dimpled woman (whose father had no dimples and whose mother did have dimples) marries a man whose mother had no dimples, whose father had no dimples, and whose grandparents on his father’s side did have dimples!
a)What are the genotypes of the man and woman?
b) Show the cross.
c)How many different genotypes are possible among the offspring?
d)How many different phenotypes are possible among the offspring?
e)What is the probability of getting DD offspring?
f) What is the probability of getting dd offspring?
g) What is the probability of getting dimpled offspring?
h) What is the probability of getting offspring with no dimples?
i)What is the probability of getting homozygous offspring?
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