Jane was born with a defect in her connective tissues. She appears to be double-

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Jane was born with a defect in her connective tissues. She appears to be double-jointed because of her flexibility. No one else in her immediate family has this genetic defect, but she heard stories about her great-uncle, who joined the circus as a contortionist. After reading her genetics textbook, Jane was able to conclude that the allele responsible must be _____ since it skipped generations, and that both she and her great-uncle must have been _______. a. recessive, heterozygous b. recessive, homozygous c. dominant, carriers d. carriers, unrelated

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As the trait skipped some generation so it is recessive in nature, As her great-uncle showed those trait there is a chance he was homogygous in comparison to that allele.

So option B recessive and homogygous is correct answer.

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