If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following?

a. the gene for blue eyes is recessive.

b. the gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.

c. the child's eye color is the result of mutation.

d. the gene for brown eyes is recessive

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Jayce Boyle

Biology

28 July, 07:58

If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following?

a. the gene for blue eyes is recessive.

b. the gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.

c. the child's eye color is the result of mutation.

d. the gene for brown eyes is recessive

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Alonso · Answer 1

The answer has to be C due to brown eyes being a dominant gene and blue eye the recessive so for a child to have blue eyes normally at least one of the parents must have the blue eyed gene, therefore it must be as a result of a mutation in the gene of the child.

If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following?a. the gene for blue eyes is recessive.b. the gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.c. the child's eye color is the result of mutation.d. the gene for brown eyes is recessive

If two brown-eyed people have a blue-eyed child, we can deduce which of the following?

a. the gene for blue eyes is recessive.

b. the gene for blue eyes is sex-linked.

c. the child's eye color is the result of mutation.

d. the gene for brown eyes is recessive