Your prediction is that of the offspring would have the dominant phenotype, and offspring would have the recessive phenotype.

Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Answer: It appears there might be some information missing in your statement for an accurate prediction. Generally, when discussing genetics, predictions about offspring phenotypes (observable traits) are made based on the genotypes (genetic makeup) of the parents. Here's how a prediction could be made:

Assume we are dealing with a simple case where the trait in question is determined by a single gene with two alleles: a dominant allele (let's call it "A") and a recessive allele ("a"). The dominant allele's trait will show up in the phenotype if at least one copy is present.

1. If both parents are homozygous dominant (AA), all offspring will have the dominant phenotype because they will all receive a dominant allele from each parent. 2. If both parents are heterozygous (Aa), on average, 75% (or 3 out of 4) of the offspring will have the dominant phenotype, because they can be AA or Aa, and 25% (or 1 out of 4) will have the recessive phenotype (aa). 3. If one parent is homozygous dominant (AA) and the other is homozygous recessive (aa), all offspring will have the dominant phenotype (Aa) but carry the recessive allele. 4. If one parent is heterozygous (Aa) and the other is homozygous recessive (aa), on average, 50% will have the dominant phenotype (Aa) and 50% will have the recessive phenotype (aa).

Without the specific genotypes of the parents, we can't make a precise prediction.

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