Multiple Choice
Widow's peak, a pointed hairline on the forehead, is a genetic trait caused by a dominant allele. It can be traced back through a family's history using pedigree analysis.
The pedigree shown here is of three generations of a family. Notice that some individuals (shown in gray) have a widow's peak (W = dominant allele and w = recessive allele) .
-This pedigree supports the fact that widow's peak is due to a dominant allele, because if it were due to a recessive allele and both parents show the recessive phenotype, then ________.
A) half of the sons would have a widow's peak
B) all of the offspring would have a widow's peak
C) none of the daughters would have a widow's peak
D) all of the daughters and none of the sons would have a widow's peak
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