Scientists believe they may be able to identify the closest living descendants of the Iceman. How might this be possible? Does anyone know? Could they possibly do this by studying it’s DNA and comparing it’s chromosomes and other characteristics of the strand to living organisms presently? Thanks for your help.
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3.A purple haired woman marries a blue haired man. They have 10 blue haired daughters, 10 purple haired daughters, 9 red haired son, and 8 blue haired sons.
A purple haired daughter marries a red haired man. Half of their sons have red hair and the other half has blue hair. Half of their daughters have red hair and the other half has purple hair. One of their red haired daughters married a blue haired . All of the daughter have purple hair, 12 of the sons have red have and one son has purple hair. Explain the genetics of this family. What kind of trait is hair color? Be specific (i.e. complete dominant, co-dominant, incomplete dominant, non-X-linked, X-linked—mention any and all that apply). Explain the different genotypes associated with each phenotype. Does anyone have anything abnormal about their genotype.
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