Or else they're both heterozygous for the gene, (ie both have a copy of the dominant and recessive verion of the allele, meaning the dominant wins, and they have free earlobes) and thus you had a 1/4 chance of inheriting the recessive from each, and have the recessive attached version.
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Date: 2007-07-28 04:56 am (UTC)Or else they're both heterozygous for the gene, (ie both have a copy of the dominant and recessive verion of the allele, meaning the dominant wins, and they have free earlobes) and thus you had a 1/4 chance of inheriting the recessive from each, and have the recessive attached version.