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Both of Beth’s parents have brown eyes, but Beth has blue eyes. What is the best explanation for why Beth has blue eyes

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Answer:

Blue eyes is a recessive trait and blue eyes probably dominates the brown eyes.

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User Gamecreature
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Blue eyes is a recessive trait

Therefore it can be carried from generation to generation without being noticed

Both of Beths parents carried the recessive gene from their parents to Beth

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