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7. Joe does not have a bent little finger but his parents do. a. Assuming that one gene completely controls this trait, how is the trait inherited (dominant, recessive)? Explain how you know. 9. Mitosis and Meiosis b. Using "B" and "b" to symbolize alleles, what is Joe's genotype? c. If Joe's children have bent little fingers, what are the possible genotypes of Joe's wife?

7. Joe does not have a bent little finger but his parents do. a. Assuming that one gene completely controls this trait, how is the trait inherited (dominant, recessive)? Explain how you know. 9. Mitosis and Meiosis b. Using "B" and "b" to symbolize alleles, what is Joe's genotype? c. If Joe's children have bent little fingers, what are the possible genotypes of Joe's wife?

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# Genetics and Heredity: Understanding Traits ## Bent Little Finger Trait ### Question 7 Joe does not have a bent little finger, but both his parents do. **a.** Assuming that one gene completely controls this trait, how is the trait inherited (dominant, recessive)? Explain how you know. ### Mitosis and Meiosis **b.** Using "B" and "b" to symbolize alleles, what is Joe’s genotype? **c.** If Joe’s children have bent little fingers, what are the possible genotypes of Joe’s wife? ## Hair on the Back of Hands ### Question 8 Henry has hair on the back of his hands. Let us assume that hair on the back of the hands is dominant to hairless hands. **a.** Could both of his parents have had hair on the backs of their hands? **b.** Could both of his parents have had NO hair on the backs of their hands? **c.** Explain your answers.
Transcribed Image Text:# Genetics and Heredity: Understanding Traits ## Bent Little Finger Trait ### Question 7 Joe does not have a bent little finger, but both his parents do. **a.** Assuming that one gene completely controls this trait, how is the trait inherited (dominant, recessive)? Explain how you know. ### Mitosis and Meiosis **b.** Using "B" and "b" to symbolize alleles, what is Joe’s genotype? **c.** If Joe’s children have bent little fingers, what are the possible genotypes of Joe’s wife? ## Hair on the Back of Hands ### Question 8 Henry has hair on the back of his hands. Let us assume that hair on the back of the hands is dominant to hairless hands. **a.** Could both of his parents have had hair on the backs of their hands? **b.** Could both of his parents have had NO hair on the backs of their hands? **c.** Explain your answers.
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