Predict the Possibility of an Offspring with a Widow's Peak,a

question 70

Multiple Choice

Predict the possibility of an offspring with a widow's peak,a dominant inherited trait affecting the hairline,when both parents are heterozygous for the trait.

• A)0% of the offspring will have a widow's peak.
• B)75% of the offspring will have a widow's peak.
• C)25% of the offspring will have a widow's peak.
• D)100% of the offspring will have a widow's peak.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A method to assess how much the values in a dataset diverge from one another.

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution characterized by a symmetrical bell-shaped curve, where the mean, median, and mode are equal.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, or distribution, calculated by summing the values and then dividing by the number of values.

Standard Normal

A special case of the normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, commonly used in z-score calculations.