It has long been known in the field of human genetics that wavy hair is the...

It has long been known in the field of human genetics that wavy hair is the expression of a heterozygous genotype in which the allele for straight hair is paired with the allele for curly hair. Camille married Devin, and they both have wavy hair.What is the probability that their first child will have: a. wavy hair? b. curly hair? c. straight hair?

What is the name of the genetic phenomenon described in question above?

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Punnet square: To detemine the probable genotype for the offspring using the parental genotype we can use the Punnet Square Test.

From the above punnet square experiment we can conclude that the probability of their first child for having-

a. Wavy hair is - 50%

b. Curly hair is- 25%

c. Straight hair is - 25%

This type of phenomenon is called the Co-dominance,where two types of different allel are fully express and produces another different phentype which is a mixture of the both the previous phenotype.

gladiator answered 1 year ago

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