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11 years ago
tounge rolling is a dominant trait, as is free earlobes.  if an individual who has attached earlobes and who is able to roll his tounge (but his father could not), mates with someone who is hetersygous for both traits, what ratio of phenotypes is expected among their offspring?
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11 years ago
rolling is dominant (say, R)
non rolling is recessive (say, r)

free earlobes is dominant (say, E)
attached earlobs is recessive (say, e)

P1 who has attached earlobes (ee)
P1 can roll a tongue (Aa or AA). Because the father could not (aa), we know P1 must be Aa

Together, P1 is Aaee

P2 is heterozygous for both AaEe

Possible gametes for P1 - ae (50%) and Ae (50%)
Possible gametes for P2 - AE (25%), Ae (25%), aE (25%), ae (25%)

Possibilites:
Rolling, free - ae+AE, Ae+AE, Ae+aE, each at 50%*25% = 1/8 or 3/8
Rolling, attached - ae+Ae, Ae+Ae, Ae+ae, each at 50%*25% = 1/8 or 3/8
Non-rolling, free - ae+aE, 50%*25% = 1/8
Non-rolling, attached - ae+ae, 50%*25% = 1/8

Phenotype ratio is 3:3:1:1
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