Both Bonnie and Brendan Spend a Lot of Time in the Sun

question 380

Multiple Choice

Both Bonnie and Brendan spend a lot of time in the sun. Bonnie has freckles but her brother Brendan doesn't have freckles.You can safely assume that:

• A)Bonnie and Brendan have the same genotype, even though their phenotypes differ.
• B)Bonnie and Brendan have inherited different alleles for the trait of freckles.
• C)Bonnie and Brendan have the same phenotypes even though their genotypes differ.
• D)Bonnie inherited two recessive "no freckle" alleles and Brendan inherited one dominant allele of the freckle gene.

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Definitions:

Two-Tailed

In hypothesis testing, it refers to the methodology that considers both directions of a possible effect, allowing for investigation of deviations in two opposite directions from the null hypothesis.

Pearson Correlation

A metric that quantifies the linear relationship between two variables, providing a value in the range of -1 to 1.

Negative Number

A number less than zero, typically represented with a minus sign in front, indicating a value opposite to its positive counterpart.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically used as a starting assumption in hypothesis testing.