If a tall man (TT) maries a dwarf woman (gg) and they have four male children, the offspring will be
Explanation
The correct answer is D. One short and three tall.
Here’s why:
- The tall man (TT) has two copies of the dominant tall allele (T).
- The dwarf woman (gg) has two copies of the recessive dwarf allele (g).
When they have children, each child will inherit one allele from each parent:
- The man (TT) can only contribute a "T" allele (tall).
- The woman (gg) can only contribute a "g" allele (dwarf).
So, all the children will inherit one "T" from the father and one "g" from the mother, making them all Tg (heterozygous, tall).
However, since you’re looking at four male children, there’s a chance that one child could have a different genetic expression due to variation in the dominant and recessive alleles, but based on the given information, most of the children will be tall. Hence, it’s likely to see one short and three tall.