Known information:
Blond hair = dominant
Red hair = recessive
The red-haired woman's genotype has to be rr, since blond hair is dominant (recessive alleles require 2 copies of it to show in the phenotype).
The blond-haired man's genotype can either be Rr, or RR.
Rr: ___r_______r___
R |__Rr___|__Rr___| With Rr, 50% will have blond hair, while 50% will have red hair.
r |__rr____|___rr___|
RR: ___r_______r___
R |__Rr___|__Rr___| With RR, 100% will have blond hair.
R |__Rr___|__Rr___|
Therefore, the genotypes of the parents are rr (red-haired woman) and RR (blond-haired man). RR x rr
His genotype is Rr, and the dominant allele is expressed in his phenotype, which is having blond hair.
*I made up the genotype of the blond-haired boy in the picture so it would fit in with the problem.
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