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Question 40

A widow's peak is a distinct V-shaped point in the hairline at the center of the forehead. This physical trait is controlled by a single gene, where the allele for having a widow's peak, represented by WWW, is dominant. A person with a straight hairline has the recessive phenotype, caused by the allele www.

a.

Complete the table below by identifying the missing genotype name, alleles, or hairline type (widow's peak or straight) for each row:

GenotypeAllelesHairline Type
homozygous dominant(i)widow's peak
(ii)ww(iii)
heterozygousWw(iv)
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b.

The table below lists possible genetic crosses between parents. Complete the table by determining the probability (as a decimal) of each cross producing a child with a widow's peak. One has been done for you.

Parent genotypesProbability of child with a widow's peak
Ww×WWWw \times WWWw×WW(v)
Ww×wwWw \times wwWw×ww0.5
Ww×WwWw \times WwWw×Ww(vi)
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