In a species of hypothetical humanoids, eye twitches show an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. In a particular

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In a species of hypothetical humanoids, eye twitches show an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. In a particular

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In a species of hypothetical humanoids, eye twitches show anautosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
In a particular population, 100% of the individuals who have atleast one dominant allele for the trait have eye twitches. Ofthe individuals with eye twitches, some of them have a twitchy lefteye, some have a twitchy right eye, and some have both eyes thatare twitchy.
In your own words, explain what is happening here in termsof penetrance and expressivity. (Remember: Don't just state the answer. Be sureto explain why the answer is correct.)
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