Problem 1: A pet storeowner mated two guinea pigs with the following results 22 black offspring 5 white offspring He then mated two of the black offspring and got the following results: 16 black offspring 3 white offspring What is the genotype of the parents used in the first cross?     What is the genotype of the parents used in the second cross?     What is the chance of obtaining a totally homozygous offspring in the second cross?         If the white offspring were crossed with the original parents, what would be the probability of obtaining white offspring? What would be the chance of obtaining a homozygous black offspring?

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A pet storeowner mated two guinea pigs with the following results

22 black offspring

5 white offspring

He then mated two of the black offspring and got the following results:

16 black offspring

3 white offspring

  1. What is the genotype of the parents used in the first cross?

 

 

  1. What is the genotype of the parents used in the second cross?

 

 

  1. What is the chance of obtaining a totally homozygous offspring in the second cross?

 

 

 

 

If the white offspring were crossed with the original parents, what would be the probability of obtaining white offspring? What would be the chance of obtaining a homozygous black offspring?

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