4.9 GENE INTERACTIONS 93 AaCc x AaCc (Agouti) Sperm AC Ac ac ac AACC AACC AaCC AaCc AC Agouti Agouti Agouti Agouti AACC AACC AaCc Aacc Ac Agouti Albino Agouti Albino Egg AaCC AaCc aaCC aaCc Agouti Agouti Black Black AaCc Aacc aaCc aacc ac Agouti Albino Black Albino by FIGURE 4.17 Inheritance pattern of coat color in rodents involving a gene interaction between the agouti gene (A or a) and the gene conferring color (C or c).

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coat color in rodents is governed by a
gene interaction. An albino rat is crossed to a black rat. The ratio
of their offspring is 1 agouti : 1 black : 2 albino. What are the genotypes of the parents?

4.9 GENE INTERACTIONS
93
AaCc x AaCc (Agouti)
Sperm
AC
Ac
ac
ac
AACC
AACC
AaCC
AaCc
AC
Agouti
Agouti
Agouti
Agouti
AACC
AACC
AaCc
Aacc
Ac
Agouti
Albino
Agouti
Albino
Egg
AaCC
AaCc
aaCC
aaCc
Agouti
Agouti
Black
Black
AaCc
Aacc
aaCc
aacc
ac
Agouti
Albino
Black
Albino
by
FIGURE 4.17 Inheritance pattern of coat color in rodents
involving a gene interaction between the agouti gene (A or a) and
the gene conferring color (C or c).
Transcribed Image Text:4.9 GENE INTERACTIONS 93 AaCc x AaCc (Agouti) Sperm AC Ac ac ac AACC AACC AaCC AaCc AC Agouti Agouti Agouti Agouti AACC AACC AaCc Aacc Ac Agouti Albino Agouti Albino Egg AaCC AaCc aaCC aaCc Agouti Agouti Black Black AaCc Aacc aaCc aacc ac Agouti Albino Black Albino by FIGURE 4.17 Inheritance pattern of coat color in rodents involving a gene interaction between the agouti gene (A or a) and the gene conferring color (C or c).
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