A person X having curly hair marries a woman Y having straight hair. What can be predicted about the hair type of first child born to this couple?

The child will have straight hair

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The child will have curly hair

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The child may have either of the two hair types

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None of these

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The correct option is C
The child may have either of the two hair types

A child inherits equal amount of characteristics from both the parents. Hence, the baby can have either curly or straight hair.

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A person X having curly hair marries a woman Y having straight hair. What can be predicted about the hair type of first child born to this couple?

The correct option is C The child may have either of the two hair types A child inherits equal amount of characteristics from both the parents. Hence, the baby can have either curly or straight hair.

The correct option is C
The child may have either of the two hair types

A child inherits equal amount of characteristics from both the parents. Hence, the baby can have either curly or straight hair.