Question

The presence or absence of freckles is determined by one gene. The allele for freckles (F) is dominant and the allele for the absence of freckles (f) is recessive. A couple has several children. All of the children have freckles because their parents' genotypes can only produce children with freckles. Which of these are most likely the genotypes of the two parents?

Answer 1

There are no options to this question, however, the question can be answered. The answer is:

FF and FF/Ff

Step-by-step explanation:

This question involves a single gene coding for possession or not of freckles in humans. The allele for freckles (F) is dominant over the allele for no freckles (f). This means that genotypes FF and Ff (heterozygous) will possess freckles while only genotype ff will not.

According to this question, a couple has several children in which all of the children have freckles i.e. have either genotype FF or Ff. This is as a result of the fact that the parent's genotypes were either FF or Ff. That is, one parent is FF while the other is either FF or Ff. This genotypes will only produce children with freckles.