NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a white offspring in a cross between two heterozygous guinea pigs. (Use a Punnett square!)
A
0%
B
25%
C
50%
D
75%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So the correct option would be ‘56%’.

Detailed explanation-2: -In guinea pigs, black fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b) and rough four ( R ) is domiant over smooth fur ( r ) . A cross between two Guinea pigs hybrid for both traits (BbRr x BbRr) produces some offsprings that have rough, black fur and some that have somooth, black fur.

Detailed explanation-3: -In guinea pigs, the allele for black coat color (B) is dominant over the allele for white coat color (b). In an ideal mouse population exhibiting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of 31 guinea pigs, 2 are homozygous dominant, 11 are heterozygous, and 18 are homozygous recessive.

Detailed explanation-4: -In guinea pigs, black coat color is a dominant trait and white is a recessive trait.

Detailed explanation-5: -In guinea pigs, black hair (B) is dominant to brown hair (b) and short hair (H) is dominant to long hair (h). A black, long-haired male guinea pig (Bbhh) is crossed with a brown, short-haired female guinea pig (bbHh).

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