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A brown eyed couple has a blue – eyed child. The trait of brown eye (B) is dominant over blue–eye (b). What is the genotype of the couple?

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Bb and Bb

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BB and BB

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BB and Bb

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BB and bb

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Solution

The correct option is A
Bb and Bb

But in other cases as brown eye is dominant, child can’t get blue eyes.

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