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Pick up the one not true about a woman:

Correct answer: B. She cannot have a gene for beard

  • A. She does not grow a beard herself
  • B. She cannot have a gene for beard
  • C. She can have a gene for beard
  • D. She can pass the genes specifying heavy beard growth to her sons

Explanation

She can have gene for beard but never have beard because she lacks hair follicle underneath the skin required to produce beard.

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