Nearsightedness is dominant to normal vision, and hazel eyes are dominant to blue eyes. A nearsighted woman with hazel eyes, who is heterozygous for both traits, marries a man with normal vision and hazel eyes. His genotype for eye color is the same as his wife's. Their three children all have blue eyes and normal vision. What is the probability that their next child will have blue eyes and be nearsighted?
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For nearsightedness (N), which is dominant, and normal vision (n), which is recessive, the nearsighted woman is heterozygous (Nn). For eye color, hazel (H) is dominant over blue (h), and since she is heterozygous for this trait as well, her genotype is Hh. The man Show more…
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