Suppose That Shelly's Mother Has Brown Eyes and Her Father

question 180

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Shelly's mother has brown eyes and her father has blue eyes. Shelly has brown eyes. In this example we would ______ Shelly's phenotype for eye color and would _________ Shelly's genotype for eye color.

• A) know; not know
• B) not know; know
• C) know; know
• D) not know; not know

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Definitions:

Possessor

A person or entity that has physical control or occupancy of property, but not necessarily legal ownership.

Negligence

A legal concept referring to the failure to exercise a level of care that a reasonably prudent person would in similar circumstances, leading to harm or damage.

Omission

The act of leaving something out or not including something.

Reasonable Person

A hypothetical individual who exercises average care, skill, and judgment in conduct and is often used as a standard for determining negligence.