Question

1. Barney and Betty are about to have their first child. They both have "normal" feet but Barney's father has flat feet and Betty has a child from a previous marriage who has flat feet, meaning they are both heterozygous for the trait. What is the probability that they will have a boy with flat feet(recessive trait)?
A.25%
B.50%
C.100%
D.75%

2. humans, the ability to roll the tongue is a dominant trait. The inability to roll the tongue is a recessive trait. If two individuals homozygous recessive for this trait have a child, what is the chance that the child will be able to roll his tongue?

A.100%
B.0%
C.50%
D.25%

Answer 1

These are the correct answers to the following questions:

1. Barney and Betty are about to have their first child. They both have "normal" feet but Barney's father has flat feet and Betty has a child from a previous marriage who has flat feet, meaning they are both heterozygous for the trait. What is the probability that they will have a boy with flat feet(recessive trait)?

A.25%
B.50%
C.100%
D.75%

2. humans, the ability to roll the tongue is a dominant trait. The inability to roll the tongue is a recessive trait. If two individuals homozygous recessive for this trait have a child, what is the chance that the child will be able to roll his tongue?

A.100% 
B.0% 
C.50%
D.25%