Problem

2. Draw a Punnett square to find the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the following situation. People who are able to curl the edge of their tongue upwards possess a dominant allele for the trait. Suppose a man who cannot roll his tongue marries a woman who is heterozygous for tongue rolling. What are the expected genotypic and phenotypic ratios of their offspring? (4 marks)

Solution

Step 1 :Given a man who cannot roll his tongue (genotype rr) and a woman who is heterozygous for tongue rolling (genotype Rr).

Step 2 :Create a Punnett square to find the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of their offspring.

Step 3 :Punnett square: [['rR', 'rR'], ['rr', 'rr']]

Step 4 :The genotypic ratios of their offspring are \(\boxed{50\% Rr}\) and \(\boxed{50\% rr}\).

Step 5 :The phenotypic ratios are \(\boxed{50\%}\) able to roll their tongue and \(\boxed{50\%}\) unable to roll their tongue.

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