In mice, black coat color (B) is dominant over brown (b), and a solid pattern (S) is dominant to white spotted (s). Color and spotting are controlled by genes that assort independently. A homozygous black spotted mouse is crossed with a homozygous brown solid mouse. All of the F1 mice are black and solid.

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) In mice, black coat color (B) is dominant over brown (b), and a solid pattern (S) is dominant to white spotted (s). Color and spotting are controlled by genes that assort independently. A homozygous black spotted mouse is crossed with a homozygous brown solid mouse. All of the F1 mice are black and solid.

 

  1. Give the genotypes of the parents and their F1 offspring.

Parents- BBss bbSs

Offspring- BbSs

 

 

 

In biology class one day you see a black solid mouse run across your desk. You and your classmates manage to trap the mouse and decide to attempt to discover it’s genotype. In order to do this you perform a testcross with a laboratory mouse.

 

  1. b) What are the phenotype and genotype of the laboratory mouse that you will use for this testcross?

 

 

  1. c) What are ALL of the possible genotypes of the mouse from the classroom?

 

 

 

  1. d) You perform the testcross and find that ½ of the offspring from the testcross are black and solid and ½ are black and spotted. What is the genotype of the classroom mouse?
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