Q1:
A male child with wavy hair is born to a mother with curly hair and a father with straight hair.

Which type of inheritance best explains the child’s hair type?

A
codominance because the child’s hair type is a blend of the parental hair types
B
codominance because both the male and the female carry the gene for hair type
C
incomplete dominance because the child’s hair type is a blend of the parental hair types
D
incomplete dominance because both the male and the female carry the gene for hair type

Respuesta :

Odpowiedź:

A) codominance because the child’s hair type is a blend of the parental hair types.

Wyjaśnienie:

AA - curly hair

aa - straight hair

Aa - qualities AA + qualities aa = Wavy hair  

The type of inheritance that best explains the child’s hair type is codominance because the child’s hair type is a blend of the parental hair types. The correct option is A.

What is inheritance?

Inheritance is the transfer of genes and characteristics from the parent generation to the offspring. It is done in sexual reproduction. The traits of the mother and the father are transferred into the child.

Codominance is a type of inheritance in which the traits of the father and the mother get blended and a third different type of trait is shown in the offspring.

Here, the father has straight hair, and the mother has wavy hair, but the male child shows the hair is wavy hair. This shows the process of codominance in the child.

AA - curly hair

aa - straight hair

Aa - qualities AA + qualities aa = Wavy hair.

Thus, the correct option is A. codominance because the child’s hair type is a blend of the parental hair types.

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