8 Phenylketonuria (PKU) is one of the most common recessive genetic disorders in humans. Infants with PKU are missing anenzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is needed to break down an amino acidcalled phenylalanine. If a strict diet that minimizes the amount of phenylalanine in the dietis not followed, a severe nervous disorder may result. If two heterozygous parents(Pp) have a child, what is the possible genotype and phenotype for this individual?a. genotype of maleb. genotype of femalec. genotypes of offspringd. phenotypes of offspring

The phenylketonuria is encoded by the p gene. It is recessive to dominant allele (P).

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8 Phenylketonuria (PKU) is one of the most common recessive genetic disorders in humans. Infants with PKU are missing an
enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is needed to break down an amino acid
called phenylalanine. If a strict diet that minimizes the amount of phenylalanine in the diet
is not followed, a severe nervous disorder may result. If two heterozygous parents
(Pp) have a child, what is the possible genotype and phenotype for this individual?
a. genotype of male
b. genotype of female
c. genotypes of offspring
d. phenotypes of offspring

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