Handedness Is Likely a Trait Carried by

question 288

Multiple Choice

Handedness is likely a trait carried by

• A) recessive genes on the 15th pair of chromosomes.
• B) recessive genes on the 21st pair of chromosomes.
• C) multiple genes.
• D) a dominant gene on the Y chromosome.

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