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People's pinkie fingers can either be bent or straight. The allele for bent pinkie fingers is dominant (B). The allele for straight pinkie fingers is recessive (b). Match the genotype (in letters) to the correct genotype (in words). Some answer choices may not be used at all
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WHOEVER RESPONDS FIRST WILL GET MARKED BEST! People's pinkie fingers can either be-example-1

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Explanation: When the little finger bends in towards the palm and can't be straightened out, it is known as streblomicrodactyly, streblodactyly or camptodactyly.

Little fingers range from perfectly straight to bending inwards at a sharp angle. It is not clear whether fingers fall into two discrete categories or there is a continuous range of pinky angle. Hersh et al. (1953) said that bent little fingers bend inward at an angle of 15 to 30 degrees. They found that only 4 out of a sample of 4,304 people had what they considered to be bent little fingers

If only extremely bent little fingers are considered, then the bent little finger trait is too rare to be useful for illustrating basic genetics in classrooms. If fingers with a more moderate bend are counted, then there is no clear dividing line between bent and straight, plus no evidence that the trait is genetic. In either case, you should not use bent little finger to demonstrate basic genetics.

 Bent Little Finger : A dominant allele results in the end joint of the little finger of each hand bending inward. Straight little fingers are a result of the recessive genotype.

Place your hands on a flat surface, palms down, and relax. Check to see if the first joints of your little fingers are bent or straight.

There you go

Hope that helps :)

PS the picture is too fuzzy to read

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