Question

if an offspring inherits a gene that was not present in its mothers genome, the gene must have come from its
(1 point)

maternal grandfather

paternal grandfather

father

sibling

Explanation:

Offspring inherit genes from both parents (mother and father). If a gene is not in the mother’s genome, it must come from the father, as siblings don’t pass genes to offspring, and grandfathers pass genes via parents (maternal grandfather’s genes go to mother first, paternal grandfather’s via father, but the direct non - maternal source here is father).

Answer:

C. Father