If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following? A. The gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.

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If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following? A. The gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.

B. The gene for blue eyes is recessive. C. The child's eye color is the result of mutation. D. The gene for brown eyes is recessive

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coldgirl [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T19:00:10+03:00

coldgirl [10]2 years ago

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The correct answer is B. Brown eyes are dominant. Each parent has a brown gene and a blue gene. Their child got the blue gene from each parent and has two blue genes which is the only way recessive genes are phenotypically expressed.