Part A Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. Assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. The couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? O 7/16 O 1/8 O 1/2 O 1/32 O 3/4 Submit Request Answer
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Polydactyly is caused by a dominant allele. Let's denote the dominant allele as 'P' and the recessive allele as 'p'. - An individual with genotype PP or Pp will express polydactyly (have extra digits). - An individual with genotype pp will have normal digits. Show more…
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Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. Assuming complete penetrance, a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is caused by a dominant autosomal allele. The couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? 1/4 3/4 1/16 1/8 1/2
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Polydactyly is a condition in which an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. Assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. The couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their third child will have polydactyly? 1/32 1/8 1/2 3/4
Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. Assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. The couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly
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