Two different pigments are needed to produce black fur in a certain animal. The following metabolic pathway is used: Precursor molecule (colorless)→ Brown pigment → Black pigment Gene A is needed for the first reaction and gene B is used for the second step reaction. What would be the fur color for animals with the following genotypes? I. A-B- II. A-bb III. aaB- IV. aabb
Genetic Variation
Genetic variation refers to the variation in the genome sequences between individual organisms of a species. Individual differences or population differences can both be referred to as genetic variations. It is primarily caused by mutation, but other factors such as genetic drift and sexual reproduction also play a major role.
Quantitative Genetics
Quantitative genetics is the part of genetics that deals with the continuous trait, where the expression of various genes influences the phenotypes. Thus genes are expressed together to produce a trait with continuous variability. This is unlike the classical traits or qualitative traits, where each trait is controlled by the expression of a single or very few genes to produce a discontinuous variation.
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