Question:
A woman has a rare Mendelian abnormality of the eyelids
Last updated: 7/30/2022
A woman has a rare Mendelian abnormality of the eyelids called ptosis, which prevents her from opening her eyes completely. This condition is caused by a dominant allele, Z. The woman's father had ptosis, but her mother had normal eyelids. Her father's mother had normal eyelids but his dad had ptosis. (To help answer the questions below, draw out the pedigree and add any known alleles/genotypes) a. What is the affected woman's genotype? Blank 1 b. What is genotype of the woman's father? Blank 2 c. What is the genotype of the woman's mother? Blank 3 d. What percentage of the woman's children will have ptosis if she marries a man with normal eyelids? Blank 4% Blank 1 Blank 2 Blank 3 Blank 4