In humans, the presence of freckles is dominant, while the absence of freckles is recessive; free earlobes are dominant, while attached earlobes are recessive. Based on this information, if a woman who is heterozygous for both traits has children with a man who is homozygous recessive for both traits, what phenotypes would you expect to see in the offspring?


Answer: 25% freckles and free earlobes, 25% freckles and attached earlobes, 25% no freckles and free earlobes, 25% no freckles and attached earlobes.

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