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As a result of marriage of curly hair mother and stright hair father, 8 children are born. The ratio of curly and straight haired will be

A

`6 : 2 `

B

`2 : 6 `

C

`4 : 4 `

D

`3 : 5 `

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C
There is always a 50% chance of expression of an allele inherited either from a mother or a father.
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