Pattern baldness is caused by a dominant autosomal allele. Epistasis is involved in this gene’s expression, however. The pattern baldness gene is only expressed when significant amounts of the male hormone testosterone are present. A woman whose father was not bald married a man with a full head o’ hair. They have a son who develops pattern baldness.
What was mom’s genotype?
Dad’s genotype?
What is the likelihood that their daughter’s will develop pattern baldness?
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Let B be "bald allele" and b be "normal allele."
whose father bb was not bald
married a man bb with a full head o’ hair
son who develops pattern baldness BB or Bb
?b x bb=> ?b ?b bb bb
What was mom’s genotype?
Bb (answer)
Dad’s genotype?
bb (answer)
> What is the likelihood that their daughter’s will develop pattern baldness?
0. Zero percent. We're assuming that significant amounts of testosterone are required, and girls don't have that.