A Man Whose Parents Both Have Brown Hair Claims That

question 23

Multiple Choice

A man whose parents both have brown hair claims that his red beard was inherited from his maternal uncle. Why is this claim incorrect?

• A)The Y chromosome has no role in scalp, facial, or body hair color.
• B)Genetic traits are transmitted in only a direct vertical direction.
• C)Females cannot transmit facial hair color to their sons.
• D)Hair color is a polygenic trait, not a single-gene trait.

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