Question

17. SC.912.L.16.1If a female of this species has one chromosome 12 with a blue gene and another chromosome 12with an orange gene, and has both number 19 chromosomes with short genes, she will producewhich of the following egg types?a. only blue short gene eggsb. only orange short gene eggsc.one-half blue short and one-half orange short gene eggsd. three-fourths blue short and one-fourth orange short gene eggs

Answer 1

Asumming that both genes mentioned, color and height, are autosomal, this female's genotype is BbSS (B: blue and b: organge; S: short).

The possible eggs' genotypes will be:

BS: blue and short.

bS: orange and short.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.