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2007-11-08 05:49:27 · 2 answers · asked by sonal p 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

father was blue-eyed. What porportion of their children would you predict will have blue eyes?

2007-11-08 06:02:26 · update #1

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difficult question... ask a scientist

2007-11-08 05:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0 1

Let B= allele for brown eyes and b=allele for blue eyes. So, B_=brown eyes, and bb=blue eyes.

The woman must be Bb since she had to get a "b" from her father. Since the man is blue eyed, he is bb.

So, half their children will be Bb and half will be bb.

2007-11-08 06:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1 0

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