Widow’s Peak

Problem: Does widow’s peak follow

simple monogenic rules in a given
family?
 Widow’s Peak
Alleles: W-does have Widow’s Peak, w-doesn’t have Widow’s Peak

Genotype Phenotype
WW (homozygous Dominant) Does have Widow’s Peak

Ww (heterozygous) Does have Widow’s Peak

Ww (homozygous recessive) Doesn’t have Widow’s Peak

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 Pedigree with Pictures

Regino Ana Juan

Aracele Giselle
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 Pedigree with Genotypes

W- ww Ww

4 ww ww
 Mendelian Genetics Conclusion
Question: Do the genotypes in slide 4 follow the
rules of Mendelian Genetics?

Answer: Yes, in the given family, the genotypes

all fit Mendelian Genetic Rules for a monogenic
trait. There are no examples of two people with
recessive genotypes (ww) having a child that
has a widow’s peak (W-).

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 Hypothetical Cross on a Pedigree
W- ww Ww

W- ww ww ww

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 Hypothetical Cross Punnett Square
W w
Ww ww

Ww ww

Genotype Ratio: 1 Ww: 1 ww

Phenotype Ratio: 1 Widow Peak: 1 No Widow’s Peak

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