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Two heterozygous dominant parents for attached earlobes are crossed to predict the traits of their offspring. What is the ratio of attached earlobes to unattached earlobes in their offspring?

A - 3:1
B - 1:3
C - 2:2
D - 4:0

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(3:1)would be the right answer to you mr question
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Answer:

A - 3:1

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to determine what number of offspring will have attached earlobes, we must make a Punnett table. We know that attached earlobes are the dominant gene, and we know unattached earlobes are recessive.

| P | p

——————-

P | PP | Pp |

——————-

p | Pp | pp |

As we can see, only one out of the four squares has two recessive genes. Therefore, our answer would be A - 3:1.

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