On 18 Apr 1995, TAnwar wrote:
> I believe that the Dwarfism might be a Dominant trait. Therefore both
> parents would have the alleles for Dd X Dd, and therefore 1/4 possibility
> for dd (non-Dwarf).
>> I am not a eukaryotic geneticist but I recently heard a piece on
dwarfism on NPR and Tanwar is right. The DD genotype is lethal
consequently, all dwarfs are heterozygous and can bear children that are
not dwarfs.
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