Question

A heterozygous man with wet

earwax marries a woman with dry
earwax.
13. Which allele is dominant?
14. Write the parent genotypes below
wet earwax male:
dry earwax female:

Answer 1

Answer: wet earwax is dominant

male:Ee Female:ee

Step-by-step explanation:

If the male is heterozygous that means he has one dominant and one recessive and dominant traits are stronger than recessive.

Answer 2

The dominant allele is the one that is expressed when an individual has one copy of the allele, even if the other copy is different. In this case, we don't know which allele is dominant without additional information.
The wet earwax male is heterozygous, which means he has one copy of the wet earwax allele and one copy of the dry earwax allele. We can represent this genotype as Ww. The dry earwax female is homozygous recessive, which means she has two copies of the dry earwax allele. We can represent this genotype as ww.