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Imagine you are a doctor in a maternity ward. During your last shift, 20 babies were born. 10 had blue eyes, 10 had brown eyes. 15 had round heads, and 5 had pointed heads. Given the phenotypes, what are the possible genotypes for these babies?

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Do you know what the answer world be for the second half of this? What traits do their parents probably have? Use what you know about dominant and recessive traits to explain

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Babies with blue eyes :b

Brown eyes: B

Round head: H Pointed head: h

Possible genotypes

1. bbHH

2. bbHh

3. bbhh

4. Bbhh

5. BbHh

6. BbHH

7. BBhh

8. BBHh

9. BBHH

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