A pet shop owner who specialized in breeding smooth coated white guinea pigs decided to introduce a new line of guinea pigs. He felt that a rough coated white animal would be very popular, and to develop such an animal he ordered a pair of guinea pigs from another breeder who specialized in rough coated tan animals. The pet shop owner then crossed the new rough tan male with one of his smooth white females. All of the offspring from this cross had tan fur and rough coats. The shop owner was disappointed but set out to solve his problem by trying the five approaches below. Which one of the five would have the best chance of producing a rough coated white animal   Crossed two smooth white guinea pigs. Crossed a rough tan male offspring from his first cross with a rough tan female offspring from his first cross. Crossed the pair of rough tan animals he had obtained from the other breeder. Crossed a rough tan male offspring from his first cross with a smooth white female. None of these are likely to produce a rough white offspring. Crossed the newly purchased rough tan female with one of his smooth white males.     (2)Explain why the answer you chose above is correct. Your answer should include the predicted offspring of the cross you chose and their ratios.

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A pet shop owner who specialized in breeding smooth coated white guinea pigs decided to introduce a new line of guinea pigs. He felt that a rough coated white animal would be very popular, and to develop such an animal he ordered a pair of guinea pigs from another breeder who specialized in rough coated tan animals. The pet shop owner then crossed the new rough tan male with one of his smooth white females. All of the offspring from this cross had tan fur and rough coats.

The shop owner was disappointed but set out to solve his problem by trying the five approaches below. Which one of the five would have the best chance of producing a rough coated white animal

 

Crossed two smooth white guinea pigs.

Crossed a rough tan male offspring from his first cross with a rough tan female offspring from his first cross.

Crossed the pair of rough tan animals he had obtained from the other breeder.

Crossed a rough tan male offspring from his first cross with a smooth white female.

None of these are likely to produce a rough white offspring.

Crossed the newly purchased rough tan female with one of his smooth white males.

 

 

(2)Explain why the answer you chose above is correct. Your answer should include the predicted offspring of the cross you chose and their ratios.

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