1. In guinea pigs, Cavia porcellus, the allele for short hair is dominant. A. Show the cross for a pure breeding short haired guinea pig and a long-haired guinea pig.         What percentage of the offspring will have short hair? _____________%     B. Show the cross for 2 heterozygous guinea pigs.                        What percentage of the offspring will have short hair?                 _____________%                What percentage of the offspring will have long hair?                                                                                      _____________%

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1. In guinea pigs, Cavia porcellus, the allele for short hair is dominant.

A. Show the cross for a pure breeding short haired guinea pig and a long-haired guinea pig.

 

 

 

 

What percentage of the offspring will have short hair?

_____________%

 

 

B. Show the cross for 2 heterozygous guinea pigs.

 

 

 

 

               What percentage of the offspring will have short hair? 

               _____________%

               What percentage of the offspring will have long hair? 

                                                                                    _____________%

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