If an individual has the genotype Dd, what alleles can it pass on to its offspring?

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Gilberto Roman

30 January, 12:34

If an individual has the genotype Dd, what alleles can it pass on to its offspring?

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Olivia Palmer · Answer 1

Sam (father) DD homozygous dominant

Sally (mother) dd homozygous recessive

Susan (child) Dd heterozygous

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Jayla Barnes · Answer 2

Both "D" and "d" allele

Explanation:

As per the principle of segregation proposed by mendel, an allele pair can split in to two during cell division in a way such that it can give both of its allele (with in an allele pair) to its offspring.

Thus by that logic anyone with a genotype Dd, can segregate its allele pair to pass both "D" and "d" allele to its offspring.