The gene that codes for the number of fingers on the human hand has two alleles-five fingers and six fingers. The letters F and f are used to represent this trait. Having five fingers is the recessive trait. The majority of the human population is __________ for this trait.

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Since having five fingers is the recessive trait and the majority of the human population has five fingers, they must be homozygous recessive (FF) for this trait.

The Gene That Codes for the Number of Fingers on the Human