Practice mode Psychology

If the gene for blue eyes is recessive and a child has blue eyes, which of the following must be true?

Correct answer A. Each parent has at least one blue-eye gene

Explanation

A recessive trait appears only when a person inherits two copies of the gene, one from each parent, so both parents must carry at least one blue-eye gene even if their eyes are brown.

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