Leopards are seen in a variety of patterns: spotted, black, and tan. Examine the following crosses and deduce the genotypes of parents and offspring; each leopard parent may have a different genotype.

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Leopards are seen in a variety of patterns: spotted, black, and tan. Examine the following
crosses and deduce the genotypes of parents and offspring; each leopard parent may have a
different genotype.
Cross Parents
1.
2.
3.
4.
15.
Black x Black
Black x Tan
Black x Black
Spotted x Tan
Spotted x Spotted
Tan
O
250
125
O
31
Offspring
Black
O
250
250
O
ol
188
Spotted
B. Using your hypothesis, determine genotypes of parents and offspring in all crosses.
C. What phenomenon is occurring in this example? Explain your answer fully.
500
125
500
A. How many genes and alleles underlie the traits in this example? Explain your answer using
text and symbols.
281
Transcribed Image Text:Leopards are seen in a variety of patterns: spotted, black, and tan. Examine the following crosses and deduce the genotypes of parents and offspring; each leopard parent may have a different genotype. Cross Parents 1. 2. 3. 4. 15. Black x Black Black x Tan Black x Black Spotted x Tan Spotted x Spotted Tan O 250 125 O 31 Offspring Black O 250 250 O ol 188 Spotted B. Using your hypothesis, determine genotypes of parents and offspring in all crosses. C. What phenomenon is occurring in this example? Explain your answer fully. 500 125 500 A. How many genes and alleles underlie the traits in this example? Explain your answer using text and symbols. 281
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Why is it that for table no 2 the tan offspring is Aabb and the black is aabb and why are we have multiple genes for no 3 and 5 for the black 

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