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Some humans are able to roll their tongue, while others are not. Two parents (both tongue-rollers) have four children, all of whom are not tongue-rollers. Which of the following statements hold true regarding this?
(i) The allele for tongue-rolling is dominant
(ii) The probability that their next child will be a tongue-roller is 0.5.
(iii) The probability that their next child will not be a tongue-roller is 0.75.
(iv) Both parents have one allele for tongue-rolling and one allele for non-tongue-rolling.

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(i) and (iii) only
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(i) and (iv) only
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(ii) and (iii) only
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(ii) and (iv) only
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Solution

The correct option is B (i) and (iv) only
In the given case the parents should be heterozygous, for tongue rolling character with genotype Tt. The probability that their next child will be a tongue roller is 0.75 while the probability of being a tongue roller is 0.25.


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