NEET Biology question
In humans, attached earlobes are a dominant feature over free earlobes, while hypertrichosis of the ear (extensive hair on the pinna) is a holandric (Y-linked) feature. A man with attached earlobes and extensive hair on the pinna married a woman having free earlobes. The couple had one son with attached earlobes and hairy pinna, another son with free earlobes and hairy pinna, and two daughters with attached earlobes. One of the daughters married a man with free earlobes and sparse hair on the pinna. They had two sons. What would be the characteristics of their pinnae?
Solution
Since the original father's sons showed different earlobe phenotypes (one attached, one free) despite the mother being homozygous recessive (, free), the father must be heterozygous, (not homozygous , which would make all children attached). The daughter who married is herself shown with attached
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