Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Please explain each step. 10. Two individuals show two different traits each by

ID: 201448 • Letter: P

Question

Please explain each step.

10. Two individuals show two different traits each by controlled by single gene. The male A shows an X-linked dominant trait (with complete penetrance in both sexes), whereas female B shows an autosomal dominant trait that is fully penetrant. Individual B is heterozygous for trait allele. The chance that their female offspring shows both traits is shows both traits is A. 100% for female and 0% for male B. 100% for female and 50% for male C. 25% for female and 75% for male D. 50% for female and 0% for male E. 66% and 33% and that their male offspring percent

Explanation / Answer

As trait is dominant then it would gave a chance that male may not carry defective chromosomes from mother hence 50% chance of male but fale will get essentially X chromosome from father which is defective. Hemce option B is correct.