Table Specimen Trail 1 Trail 2 Trail 3 Trail 4 Trail 5 Parent 1 Genotype FF Ff Ff Ff Ff Parent 2 Genotype ff FF FF ff ff Offspring 1 Genotype Ff ff ff FF Ff ***** Offspring 2 Genotype Ff ff ff F FF Offspring 3 Genotype Ff ff Ff Ff FF Offspring 4 Genotype Ff Ff ff FF Ff Offspring 5 Genotype Ff ff Ff FF Ff 100000 O FF: 2 Ff 4 FF: 1 Ff 2 FF: 3 Ff: 0ff O FF: 5Ff: 0 FF: 1 Ff: Ratio of Offspring Genotype f 4 ff 3 ff Ratio of Offspring 5 Black: 1 Black: 2 Black: 5 Black: 5 Black: Phenotype 0 White 4 White 3 White O White O White

Q: Which allele directs the production of higher levels of functional Rugose protein?

A: The rugose gene plays a crucial role in the formation of the correct retinal pattern in the eye. It…

Q: Based on the same data from the previous question:   cu  jv  se        31 +   +   se       99…

A: In Drosophila, curled wings (cu), javelin bristles (jv) and sepia eyes (se) are autosomal recessive…

Q: strains of Drosophila that have either normal legs or abnormally short legs and you are studying the…

A: Law of dominance says that dominant character is expressed in two conditions either  in homozygous…

Q: The distance between k and e would be approximately...  a) 6.25 cM b) 6.6 cM c) 4.65 cM d) 5.0…

A: Linkage is a phenomenon in which genes are placed on the same chromosome in close proximity to each…

Q: Branch length in the plant Karlheinz rummeniggeus is under polygenic control. The phenotype exhibits…

A: The polygenic trait or characteristics is controlled by more than one genes. In this case multiple…

Q: cular country in sub-Saharan Africa, a medical study revealed that 0.075% of the country's…

A: Given; The study done in sub Saharan country.0.075% of the country's population are suffering from…

Q: Why three, four, or more loci cannot function in a similar fashionin controlling various…

A: Phenotype is defined as the observable and identification characteristics or traits present or found…

Q: In mice, gene A is epistatic to gene B. Dominant allele "A" allows for pigment to be transported to…

A: Epistasis is the type of gene interaction in which a gene masks or interferes in the expression of…

Q: What is the Dominant and Recessive allele of the Double Muscling phenotype of a Belgian Blue beef…

A: *Double muscling is an inherited disease seen in cattle breeds. * But mostly seen only in  few…

Q: What is the term for situations in which a single functional allele of a gene is unable to mask an…

A: Here, it is required to identify the term for situations in which a single functional allele of a…

Q: The total number of genes in human is far less than the previous estimate.Comment?

A: The human genome was the first sequenced vertebrate genome which has revealed a massive amount of…

Q: In addition to the predominant adult hemoglobin,HbA, which contains two α-globin chains and…

A: Crossing over occurs during prophase I of meiosis. The pairing of chromosome occurs at tandem…

Q: The color of chickens is determined by interacting loci: AA or Aa give white, aaBB or aaBb give…

A: AA o Aa = dominant (white) aa = recessive (color)

Q: What is the most likely order of the linked genes R, S, and T if the distance between R and S is 22…

A: The above scenario based on linkage and maping.

Q: The dosage of X chromosome expression is equalized between male and female mammals.  Think about the…

A: Calico cats produce a fur coat exhibiting both orange and black colors. The coat color gene is…

Q: When you are visiting the local pet store you start talking to them about their Ceti alpha-5 eel…

A: Gregor Mendel gave three principles of inheritance. The dominance is a concept where one allele of…

Q: What is the phenomenon of a single gene determining a number of distinct and seemingly unrelated…

A: Introduction: Gene is a segment of DNA that determines the phenotypic characteristics of the…

Q: In the mouse, gene A is epistatic to gene B. Dominant allele A allows pigmentation to be transported…

A: Epistasis is a genetic phenomenon where the expression or effect of one gene depends upon the…

Q: A study of three generations in a family of a male colleague of the authors indicated that many of…

A: Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and the blood vessels. They include:…

Q: A recessive maternal effect mutant in zebrafish, called ichabod, results in embryos lacking heads…

A: The correct answer is option C.

Q: Suppose a mutant fruit fly with blue eyes was recently discovered. It is later determined that the…

A: The most common and popular way to represent mutant and wild-type alleles in Genetics, is by using…

Q: three children. What is the probability that one their children will be normal (unaffected) and two…

A: Autosomal recessive mutation leads to autosomal recessive disorder. This will occur when you…

Q: If a heterozygous brown mouse is crossed with a homozygous white mouse, which of the following…

A: Answer : Option "A " and  "C" are correct  50% are brown and 50%  are white

Q: The process known as (FILL IN THE BLANK)  of the (FILL IN THE BLANK) chromosome in some female cats…

A: Calico cats are tri-colour cats that have three dominant colours on their coat fur namely orange,…

Q: One particularly useful feature of the Hardy-Weinberg equation is that it allows us to estimate the…

A: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that, in a population allele and genotypic frequencies will remain…

Q: A brown female (#1) with high cholesterol is mated to a black male (#2) with normal cholesterol. The…

A: The trait for high cholesterol level is dominant over low cholesterol level. The brown fur is…

Q: Why amorphic alleles are usually recessive to wild-type alleles?

A: Step 1 Mutation can result in mutant alleles that no longer produce a similar type of active product…

Q: The pair of cats produce in their first litter together the following kittens:    3 tortoiseshell…

A: In genetics the genes are the hereditary unit of life. The genes performs the inheritance functions…

Q: determining coat color is the agouti gene?

A: The coloration, pattern, and length of the cat fur is governed by numerous genes and is determined…

Q: Why have geneticists used reverse genetics to study the genes involved in vertebrate development?…

A: Reverse genetics is an approach where the function of a gene is identified by analysing the…

Q: a geneticist has obtained 2 true-breeding strains of mice, each homozygous for an independently…

A: The homozygous mutation is generally recessive and the two true breeding mice exhibiting the same…

Q: A made-up genetic phenotype in humans results in some people having both brown and blond body hair.…

A: In an individual, the phenotypic traits are determined by inherited genes from his/her parents.…

Q: QUESTION 6 Which of the following correctly describes a second messenger? O A protein, such as a…

A: Second messengers are intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure…

Q: What are Hypomorphic alleles?

A: An allele is a variant form of a given gene. It represents two or more variant forms of a gene…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.