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on: Jun 22, 2018
A gene is recessive when
 
  its influence skips a generation.
  its influence can be hidden by a more powerful gene.
  it is smaller than the other genes.
  it does not appear in the genotype.

Question 2

A blue-eyed man marries a brown-eyed woman. They have four children. If eye color is determined by only one pair of genes and brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes, how many children will have blue eyes?
 
  none
  one
  two
  impossible to predict


debra928

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

its influence can be hidden by a more powerful gene.

Answer to Question 2

impossible to predict


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