The Inheritance of Curly Hair Illustrates Incomplete Dominance

question 47

Short Answer

The inheritance of curly hair illustrates incomplete dominance.When a curly haired individual reproduces with a straight-haired one,the children all have wavy hair.What offspring would be produced,in what proportions,when two people with wavy hair reproduce?

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Definitions:

Antigens

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign and against which it mounts a response.

Hemolytic Disease

is a blood disorder in which red blood cells are destroyed faster than the body can produce them, potentially leading to anemia.

Rh Antigen

A protein found on the surface of red blood cells that can play a critical role in blood transfusion compatibility.

Universal Donor

A term referring to individuals with O negative blood type, indicating they can donate blood to people of all other blood types due to the lack of A, B, and Rh antigens in their red blood cells.