A child is born with curly hair like her mother's and blue eyes like her father's. Why does the child have these features?
A.) The child inerited features through dna from both parents.
B.) The child developed these features due to defecvtive dna replication.
C.) The child Ddeveloped these features because of a hereditary genetic answer.
really appreciate the help thanks!

Question

A child is born with curly hair like her mother's and blue eyes like her father's. Why does the child have these features?
A.) The child inerited features through dna from both parents.
B.) The child developed these features due to defecvtive dna replication.
C.) The child Ddeveloped these features because of a hereditary genetic answer.
really appreciate the help thanks!

anonymous · Answer

Both features are present in the parents' phenotype so the child has inherited the features from them. If the feature was new, for example the child has green eyes but the mother has brown eyes and the father has blue eyes, it could be a defective DNA replication, mutation in the DNA, etc.

anonymous · Answer

A.) The child inherited features through DNA from both parents.