Find the possible genotype of the brown babies

Assignment Help Biology

Reference no: EM1382858

Suppose your cousin has decided to begin breeding owls. She does some research and finds out that a single gene controls feather color. She really wants her owls to have brown feathers, so she buys two brown owls from a breeder and breeds them together. Imagine her surprise when they have four brown babies and one white baby (who, of course, she names Hedwig)! Using “B” to indicate the dominant allele and “b” to indicate the recessive allele. (Use this information for questions 1-?3)

Which trait is dominant?

a) brown
b) white
c) Cannot be determined.

2)Assuming that non-?disjunction does NOT occur, what gametes can the brown parental owls form? (Select all that apply.)

a) b

b) bb

c) B

d) Bb

e) BB

3) What are the possible genotype(s) of the brown babies? (Select all that apply.)

a) bb

b) Bb

c) BB

Reference no: EM1382858

Questions Cloud

Reasons for appraising employee performance : Critically discuss three reasons for appraising employee performance? Which one of these reasons is most important? Why?

Rate of change in volume : A water tank has a height of 120m, and its area of cross-section is 2000m. Water is released from the tank and the water level drops by 1 meter every minute. Find the rate of change in volume.

If the system were inoperable because of scheduled : If the system were inoperable because of scheduled maintenance (which was not the case here), would you still allow the insurer to avoid payment?

Define and discuss the mentoring process : Define and discuss the mentoring process. Describe a typical mentoring relationship. How can mentoring aid women and minorities in their career advancement?

Find the possible genotype of the brown babies : Suppose your cousin has decided to begin breeding owls. She does some research and finds out that a single gene controls feather color.

What is the bubbles diameter : An antitank weapon fires a 3.00 kg rocket which acquires a speed of 50m/s after travelling 90cm down a launching tube. Assume the rocket was accelerated uniformly, what force acted on it.

Which the brokers apparently knew the sprinkler system : When a fire loss occurred, the sprinkler system did not operate and the restaurant was a total loss. In the trial, it came out which the brokers apparently knew the sprinkler system had been shut off.

Various conflict styles : Critically discuss the various conflict styles? Provide an example of when each would be an appropriate choice to conflict resolution.

Write temperature conversion application : Write down a temperature conversion application which converts from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Fahrenheit temperature must be entered from keyboard.

User Account

All Pages