Question

Two "dragons" that are homozygous recessive for a trait mate. Their offspring can potentially have the dominant trait.

(a) True
(b) False

Answer 1

B) False

Step-by-step explanation:

If you were to draw out the Punnet square all genotypes would be rr. In that case there is a 100% chance that the offspring will have the recessive trait and a 0% chance that they will have a dominant trait.

Answer 2

B) False

So both ''Dragons" have a homozygous recessive for a trait meaning that they both have (dd) as their homozygous recessive. If you creat a Punnett square which can be used to determine all possible genotypic combinations in the parents. You would get all (dd), meaning that their is no chance of their offspring having a potentially to have the dominant trait. Unless they if they mate with ''Dragon" who has a homozygous dominant (DD) for that certent trait. Then they would have heterozygous (Dd) which would have a dominat trait but also a homozygous recessive.