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A baby boy is born with six toes (polydactyly) on his right foot, a trait that neither parent has but one that the paternal grandfather has. What is the best explanation for thi…

A baby boy is born with six toes (polydactyly) on his right foot, a trait that neither parent has but one that the paternal grandfather has. What is the best explanation for thi…
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A baby boy is born with six toes (polydactyly) on his right foot, a trait that neither parent has but one that the paternal grandfather has. What is the best explanation for this occurrence?

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the father's phenotype results from incomplete penetrance of a dominant allele

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