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A child has inherited a dominant trait for straight hair (S) from one parent and a recessive trait for wavy hair from the other parent. Which describes the child’s genotype and alleles for hair type?

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Answer:

heterozygous, Ss

Step-by-step explanation:

i hope

User Marko Hlebar
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It could possibly either be SS, Ss, or ss.
The child's hair could end up being completely straight, completely wavy, or somewhere in between.
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