An Individual with a Dominant Phenotype Is Crossed with an Individual

question 53

Multiple Choice

An individual with a dominant phenotype is crossed with an individual with a recessive phenotype. Five out of nine offspring show the dominant phenotype. What is the genotype of the dominant parent?

• A) homozygous dominant
• B) heterozygous
• C) homozygous recessive
• D) either homozyous dominant or heterozygous
• E) There is not enough information to determine the genotype of the dominant parent.

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