Which of the Following Statements Are True of Dominant-Recessive Inheritance

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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.

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