Widow’s Peak is dominant to not having it. A woman who has widow’s peack marries a man who doesn’t. Their first child has his father's phenotype. What are the chances that their second child will have widow’s peak and be a girl?
Answer:
1/8
Explanation:
Widow's peak = W
Without widow's peak = w
Woman with widow's peak (Ww) x Man without widow's peak (ww)----Paretns
w | |
W | Ww (widow's peak)-1/2 |
w | ww (without widow's peak)-1/2 |
The probability of girl or boy = 1/2
The first child has his father's phenotype and the chances that their second child will have widow’s peak and be a girl = (first child without widow's peak) * (second child with widow's peak) * (probability of girl) = 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8
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