Concept explainers
a.
To explain: The type of inheritance of the given trait.
Introduction: The process of passing genetic information from parent to child is called inheritance. Gregor Mendel explains how genetic characteristics are passed down from generation to generation. According to him, there are three main principles of inheritance—genes that are passed on to the descendants determine the inheritance of each trait, the descendants inherit one gene from each parent for each trait, and a
b.
To give: The predicted genotype of the given individuals.
c.
To explain: The probability of the child of individual #6 and phenotypically normal male, having the trait.
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