Question

In Monsters, the following traits are dominant and recessive.

# of eyes Skin color Coat texture Horns
Dominant 2 (T) Green (G) Rough (R) Has Horns (H)
Recessive 1 (t) Blue (g) Smooth (r) No Horns (h)


2. What phenotype would be expressed with the following genotypes: (2 points)
a) Gg ______________
b) hh _______________

Answer 1

a) Gg ___Green

b) hh ___No Horns

Step-by-step explanation:

Genotype is the genetic constitution of an organism with reference to a given trait. Phenotype is the way genes are expressed in the structure of the organism. i.e. the outward appearance of an organism. Dominant gene are expressed phenotypically in the hybrid or heterozygous state e.g., GG or Gg while recessive gene are expressed phenotypically only in the homozygous condition e.g., hh or rr