Smaug (The Chiefest andGreatest of Calamities, TheUnassessably Wealthy, TheStupendous, etc.), is the dragonwho lords over the LonelyMountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's TheHobbit. He is described with thefollowing phenotypes:Reddish-golden scalesBatlike wingsFire breathingLet's assume the following inheritance models are true for the dragon phenotypesobserved:PhenotypeScale ColorWing ShapeFire BreathingAllelesR¹ (Red scales), R² (Gold scales)X¹ (Bat-like, Dominant),Xi (Insect-like, Recessive)F (Fire breathing), f (unable to createfire)Inheritance ModelIncomplete dominanceX-linked alleleMendelian 4. Smaug's parents are not described by Tolkien, but we can use our current modelof genetics to predict their phenotypes. To make this question easier, assumethat all possible male offspring look identical to Smaug. In the space below,predict the genotype and phenotype of both parents. Please note, there aremultiple possible answers to this question, you only need to predict 1 possiblescenario. If a specific locus could contain either allele and still produce "Smaug-like" offspring, represent that locus with a dash (-). Show your work.

Name: Smaug (The Chiefest andGreatest of Calamities, TheUnassessably Wealth
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Description: Smaug (The Chiefest andGreatest of Calamities, TheUnassessably Wealthy, TheStupendous, etc.), is the dragonwho lords over the LonelyMountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's TheHobbit. He is described with thefollowing phenotypes:Reddish-golden scalesBatlike win