1. Black fur (B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur (b). A homozygous black and a heterozygous black guinea pig are crossed. a) Complete the Punnett Square (it is a google drawing so you will have to double click it to go to the drawing and type in and around the square). b) What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring of this cross, and what is the chance (probability) of getting each phenotype? c) Is it possible for the recessive allele (b) to show up in future generations? Justify (explain) your answer.

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1. Black fur (B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur (b). A homozygous black and a heterozygous black
guinea pig are crossed.
a) Complete the Punnett Square (it is a google drawing so you will have to double click it to go to
the drawing and type in and around the square).
b) What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring of this cross, and what is the chance
(probability) of getting each phenotype?
c) Is it possible for the recessive allele (b) to show up in future generations? Justify (explain) your
answer.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Black fur (B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur (b). A homozygous black and a heterozygous black guinea pig are crossed. a) Complete the Punnett Square (it is a google drawing so you will have to double click it to go to the drawing and type in and around the square). b) What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring of this cross, and what is the chance (probability) of getting each phenotype? c) Is it possible for the recessive allele (b) to show up in future generations? Justify (explain) your answer.
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