Given below is a pedigree chart of a family with five children. It shows the inheritance…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation

Given below is a pedigree chart of a family with five children. It shows the inheritance of attached ear lobes as opposed to the free ones. The squares represent the male individuals and circles the female individuals. Which one of the following conclusions drawn is correct?

\(Free ear lobes Female Free ear lobes ◯ Attached ear lobes\)

  1. The parents are homozygous recessive
  2. The trait is Y-linked
  3. The parents are homozygous dominant
  4. The parents are heterozygous

Answer

(D) The parents are heterozygous

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