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Gene A and B are necessary for normal hearing. What is the possible genotype of a normal child of deaf mother/father?

A
aabb
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AaBb
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aaBB
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Aabb.
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Solution

The correct option is A AaBb

In mother both Gene A and B are present. So she has normal hearing (AaBb). In Father either both Gene A and B are absent (aabb) . So he is deaf. In next-generation, progeny with Gene A and B only normal hearing (AaBb).

So, the correct option is ‘AaBb’.


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