In humans, non-red hair (A) dominates over red hair (a). Father and mother are heterozygous non-redheads
September 14, 2020 | Education
| In humans, non-red hair (A) dominates over red hair (a). Father and mother are heterozygous non-redheads. They have eight children, all redheads. Determine the genotypes of all the specified family members according to the “red / non-red” character.
Since the parents are heterozygous, they carry one gene for red hair. Theoretically, they can have 2 red children (25%). But the meeting of gametes during fertilization occurs by chance and therefore all all red children, as well as any combination of red / non-red ones, can be born in a given family.
