Question

1) For Big Foots, the gene for the length of fur has two alleles. The dominant allele (L) codes long shaggy fur * the recessive allele (l) shorter curly fur. A heterozygous and a homozygous recessive big foot are crossed A. What percentage of offspring would be expected to have long shaggy fur? B. List the genotype(s) of the shaggy furred Big Foots

Answer 1

a: 50% chance for long shaggy fur and 50% chance of shorter curly fur

b: LI and II

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A punnet square can be described as a diagram which shows the outcomes of a cross between parents. This cross is very helpful to understand the passing of traits from parents to offsprings.

The cross for the above scenario can be shown as:

l l

L Ll Ll

l ll ll

A. There will a 50% chance that the offsprings will have long shaggy fur. There will be a 50% chance that the offsprings will have shorter curly fur.

B. The genotypes of the offsprings will be Ll and ll.