Question

3. In guinea pigs, short hair is dominant over long hair. If a short haired SS guinea pig is crossed with a long

haired ss guinea pig, what are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of their offspring and the percent
chance of each?

Answer 1

Answer: genotype heterozygous 100%; phenotype short-haired 100%Explanation: provided the gene is not sex-linkedthe cross is SS x ssgenotype all are Ss, phenotype all are short-haired

Explanation:Answer: genotype heterozygous 100%; phenotype short-haired 100%Explanation: provided the gene is not sex-linkedthe cross is SS x ssgenotype all are Ss, phenotype all are short-haired

Answer 2

Answer: genotype heterozygous 100%; phenotype short-haired 100%

Explanation: provided the gene is not sex-linked

the cross is SS x ss

genotype all are Ss, phenotype all are short-haired