17.7k views
1 vote
7. Explain the role of genetics in human development.

If a baby boy receives a dominant gene for brown
eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes, what color
will his eyes be?

User DanielM
by
3.3k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

The laws of genetics state that eye color is inherited as follows: If both parents have blue eyes, the children will have blue eyes. The brown eye form of the eye color gene (or allele) is dominant, whereas the blue eye allele is recessive.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Mohammad Arif
by
3.3k points