In humans, wet ear wax and long eye lashes are both dominant traits. If a female with wet ear wax and long eye

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In humans, wet ear wax and long eye lashes are both dominant traits. If a female with wet ear wax and long eye lashes (WwLl) mates with a male with dry ear wax and short eye lashes (wwll), what are the chances that the offspring will have both dominant phenotypes?
A
0%
B
25%
C
50%
D
75%

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B — 25%.

Explanation: For each trait the cross is heterozygote × homozygous recessive, giving 1/2 chance of the dominant phenotype for ear wax (Ww) and 1/2 for eyelashes (Ll). Independent assortment → (1/2)*(1/2) = 1/4.

In humans, wet ear wax and long eye lashes are both dominant traits. If a female with wet ear wax and long eye lashes (WwLl) mates with a male with dry ear wax and short eye lashes (wwll), what are the chances that the offspring will have both dominant phenotypes?
A
0%
B
25%
C
50%
D
75%

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In humans, wet ear wax and long eye lashes are both dominant traits. If a female with wet ear wax and long eye lashes (WwLl) mates with a male with dry ear wax and short eye lashes (wwll), what are the chances that the offspring will have both dominant phenotypes? A 0% B 25% C 50% D 75%

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In humans, wet ear wax and long eye lashes are both dominant traits. If a female with wet ear wax and long eye lashes (WwLl) mates with a male with dry ear wax and short eye lashes (wwll), what are the chances that the offspring will have both dominant phenotypes?
A
0%
B
25%
C
50%
D
75%