In a family, both parents have freckles and widow's peak. Both of these traits are dominant: F = freckles, W = widow's peak. What is the correct phenotypic ratio of the next generation if the parents were heterozygous? The order of the genotypes is:

freckled with widow's peak; freckled, straight hairline; no freckles with widow's peak; no freckles, straight hairline.

A) 9:1:1:3 B) 9:3:3:1 C) 9:3:1:1 D) 1:3:3:9


Answer: B

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