Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

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Chapter 19 - Sexual Reproduction and the Power of Genetics - Questions - Page 680: Question 19-13

Answer

Individual 1 would be either heterozygous, or homozygous with the normal allele. Individual 2 would have homozygous recessive, meaning that individual 2 is deaf. Individual 3 is heterozygous. Individual 4 is homozygous normal.

Work Step by Step

Individual 1 is homozygous normal or heterozygous because the offspring of individual 1 and 2 do not carry the mutation. Individual 2 carries the mutation, and as the mutation is recessive, individual 2 must be homozygous recessive. We know that Individual 3 is heterozygous and 4 is homozygous normal, because their offspring do not carry the mutation until they mate as well.
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