Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype? HELP I NEED TO PASS THIS TEST


A.

Brown Hair


B.

Blonde Hair


C.

Brown and Blonde Hair


D.

Black Hair

Respuesta :

Answer: His phenotype will be Bb. He will have brown hair because it is a dominant trait.

Explanation: Heterozygous indicates that there are two different genes present in a genotype (Bb instead of BB or bb).

Mark's phenotype will be Brown hair because he is Bb i.e. heterozygous.

What is phenotype?

The term phenotype simply refers to a trait that may be observed.

Pheno means observe.

The observable qualities or traits of an organism resulting from the interplay of genetics and environment i.e.  one or more genes physical expression.

What is heterozygous?

At a given gene locus, the existence of two distinct alleles.

One recessive gene and one dominant gene or two separate mutated alleles, can make up a heterozygous genotype.

so, the Mark's phenotype will have  brown hair because he is heterozygous  thus contain Bb and  B is responsible brown hair which is dominant over gene b which is recessive and responsible of blonde hair.

Hence, the correct answer is A.

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