Question

In humans, a widow's peak is caused by a dominant allele (W), and a continuous hairline is caused by a recessive allele (w). Short fingers are caused by a dominant allele (S), and long fingers are caused by a recessive allele (s). Suppose a woman with a continuous hairline and short fingers and a man with a widow's peak and long fingers have three children. One child has a widow's peak and short fingers, one has a widow's peak and long fingers, and one has a continuous hairline and long fingers. What are the genotypes of the parents?

Answer 1

The woman has the genotype wwSS, and the man has the genotype WWss. The children have the genotypes WwSs, Wwss, and wwSs.

Step-by-step explanation:

The genotypes of the parents can be determined using the information given. A woman with a continuous hairline and short fingers must have the genotype wwSS, as continuous hairline is caused by the recessive allele w and short fingers are caused by the dominant allele S. A man with a widow's peak and long fingers must have the genotype WWss, as widow's peak is caused by the dominant allele W and long fingers are caused by the recessive allele s.

Using Punnett squares to cross these genotypes, we can determine the genotypes of the three children.

The child with a widow's peak and short fingers must have the genotype WwSs, as they inherited the dominant Widow's peak allele (W) from the father and the recessive Short fingers allele (s) from the mother.

The child with a widow's peak and long fingers must have the genotype Wwss, as they inherited the dominant Widow's peak allele (W) from the father and the recessive long fingers allele (s) from the mother.

The child with a continuous hairline and long fingers must have the genotype wwSs, as they inherited the recessive continuous hairline allele (w) from the mother and the dominant long fingers allele (S) from the father.

Answer 2

The answer u r looking for is* Female- wwSs Male- Wwss, hope this helped :)