Two true-breeding stocks of guinea pigs are crossed. One parent has red eyes, short tail and the other has white eyes, long tai; all F1 individuals have red eyes, short tail. If 1,000 F2 offspring resulted from the cross, approximately how many of them would you expect to have red eyes, long tail? (Assume independent assortment).
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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Two true-breeding stocks of guinea pigs are crossed. One parent has red eyes, short tail and the other has white eyes, long tai; all F1 individuals have red eyes, short tail. If 1,000 F2 offspring resulted from the cross, approximately how many of them would you expect to have red eyes, long tail? (Assume independent assortment).
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