Question

If a female of this species has one chromosome 12 with a blue gene and another chromosome 12 with an orange gene, and has both number 19 chromosomes with short genes, she will produce which of the following egg types?

A) only blue short gene eggs
B) only orange short gene eggs
C) one-half blue short and one-half orange short gene eggs
D) three-fourths blue short and one-fourth orange short gene eggs

Answer 1

The female will produce one-half blue short gene and one-half orange short gene eggs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, a female of this species has one chromosome 12 with a blue gene and another chromosome 12 with an orange gene. She also has both number 19 chromosomes with short genes. When she produces eggs, she will pass on one of each of her chromosomes to her offspring. This means that she will produce eggs with one-half blue short gene and one-half orange short gene (C).