A Researcher Is Creating Pedigrees for a Trait He Suspects

question 133

Multiple Choice

A researcher is creating pedigrees for a trait he suspects to be dominant in humans. What are some of the likely features of his pedigrees for families with this trait?

• A)Only females will have this dominant trait.
• B)All the offspring of a mating where one parent has the trait will themselves be affected.
• C)The occurrence of mating between individuals with this trait will be high, because all dominant traits are common within any given population.
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

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