Pop Quiz with a Twist Mendelian Genetics
#1 Give the genotypic and phenotypic offspring percentage that results from the cross of the two guinea pigs in the slide. There is more than one possible genotypic ratio.
#1 Answer: Genotypic percentage A: 50% Bb and 50% bb Phenotypic percentage A: 50% black and 50% brown Genotypic percentage B: 100% Bb Phenotypic percentage B: 100% black
#2 What are the possible genotypes for the parents of the guinea pig pictured in this slide? Justify your answer.
#2 Answer: Ss x ss or Ss x Ss
#3 Use the ticket you pulled to create a Punnett square that shows the possible offspring of the cross indicated. Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of the offspring.