For problems 5-10. use the following information.. Many members of the Fugate fa

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For problems 5-10. use the following information.. Many members of the Fugate family in Kentucky are blue -- the color of their skin not the content of their mood. Blue skin is caused by a mutation in the CYB5R3 gene, with CYB5R3 degree representing the dominant allele and CYB5R3' representing the recessive allele. The Fugate family is of European origin, and parents of blue children usually have white skin color, (see: Trost. C. 1982. The Blue People of Troublesome Creek Science 82 35-39.) Based on this information, blue skin is inherited as a: Dominant allele Recessive allele Too little information given to tell No answer text provided.

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Recessive allele ,

As the parents two belongs to fugate family the two recessive alleles were present in the two genes and as there is absence of dominant gene the recessive gene is expressing .

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