In the pedigree of a family shown above, brown eyes are indicated as white circles and blue eyes as dark circles. Javeria and Juhi are twins. From this chart, it can be determined that:

Correct answer: D. Juhi is homozygous for blue eyes

  • A. Tahir and Mary are homozygous for brown eyes
  • B. Jawaria and Juhi are identical twins
  • C. Juhi is heterozygous for blue eyes
  • D. Juhi is homozygous for blue eyes
  • E. Jawaria and Saad are homozygous for brown eyes

Explanation

It is imperative for a recessive trait present in a homozygous state to show up in phenotype so answer D is correct.

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