Hair Texture Is an Example of Incomplete Dominance

question 6

Multiple Choice

Hair texture is an example of incomplete dominance.A person who is homozygous dominant HH has curly hair,and they mate with a person who has straight hair (homozygous recessive hh) .What percentage of their offspring will have straight hair? (Draw a Punnett square to help you figure this out. )

• A) 0%
• B) 25%
• C) 50%
• D) 75%
• E) 100%

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Definitions:

Word Root

The fundamental part of a word that contains its primary meaning, to which prefixes and suffixes can be attached to create new words.

Prefix

A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning or create a new word.

Suffix

An affix that is added to the end of a word to alter its meaning or create a new word.

Combining Forms

In medical terminology, the word root with a combining form vowel (usually an “o”) that aids in making the word pronounceable, particularly when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant.