37. (1) In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ______ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Mother's phenotype

Father's phenotype

Mother's genotype

Father's genotype

Question

37. (1)	In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ______ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Mother's phenotype
 
Father's phenotype
 
Mother's genotype
 
Father's genotype

anonymous · Answer

the mother's genotype. i found the answer here: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~mcclean/plsc431/maternal/maternal1.htm

anonymous · Answer

remember that phenotypes have to do with physical characteristics, while genotypes have to do with the genes. a physical characteristic of a parent can't impact the physical characteristics of an offspring. so you can automatically eliminate both A and B.