Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following statements are true of dominant-recessive inheritance? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)


A)A heterozygous offspring will have the dominant characteristic in the phenotype.
B)A homozygous offspring will have the recessive characteristic in the phenotype.
C)If a recessive trait does not appear in a family for two generations, the gene for it is no longer present.
D)If Mom and Dad both have blue eyes, the chance for a child of theirs to have brown eyes is only 50%.
E)If Mom and Dad both have brown eyes, the chance for a child of theirs to have blue eyes is 50%.
F)A trait is considered dominant when it is more common (frequent) in a population than its recessive counterpart.

Answer

A