A widow's peak is a V-shaped area of the hairline in the center of the forehead. The allele for having a widow's peak is dominant to the allele for not having a widow's peak.If two parents do not have widow's peaks, what is the probability that their child will have a widow's peak? (1 point)

O 75%
• 50%
• 25%
• 0

1 answer

Since both parents do not have widow's peaks, they both must be homozygous recessive (ww) for the trait. Therefore, they can only pass on the recessive allele for not having a widow's peak to their child.

If both parents can only pass on the recessive allele, then the child will also not have a widow's peak. Therefore, the probability that their child will have a widow's peak is 0%.