Melanocytes are skin cells which produce pigment. When melanocytes over produce melanin granules, freckles can appear. Leslie,
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Melanocytes are skin cells which produce pigment. When melanocytes over produce melanin granules, freckles can appear. Leslie, who does not have freckles, and Erin, who has freckles, are parents to 3 kids, who all have freckles.
Freckles are the phenotype of the MCR1 gene, a single gene with two alleles. Answer the following question:
1. Denote the dominant allele as f and the recessive allele as f. What are the genotypes of Leslie, Erin, and their children?
Leslie:
Erin:
Children:
2. Are freckles dominant or recessive? Briefly explain how you now (3 sentence limit).
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Introduction to Probability and Statistics
ISBN: 978-0495389569
13th edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver
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