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In Jackalopes, fur color is cream, yellow, brown or black. Three matings of true-breeding Jackalopes (P1...

In Jackalopes, fur color is cream, yellow, brown or black. Three matings of true-breeding Jackalopes (P1 parents) gave information on how these fur color are inherited:

Cross               P1 parents                   F1 offspring     F2 offspring                

                        (True-Breeding)                                                                              

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A                     Black x brown              All black           3/4 black; 1/4 brown

B                      Yellow x brown             All black           9/16 black; 3/16 brown; 3/16 yellow; 1/16 cream

C                      Black x yellow              All black           3/4 black; 1/4 yellow

Fur color is inherited in the same way for all members of the Jackalope species and so, based on this data, how many genes control coat color?

a.

1

b.

2

c.

1

d.

3

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Ans: As represented in the B cross that F2 offsprings are showing duhybrid cross phenotypic ratio which is 9:3:3:1 which means that coat color is ocntrolled by two genes.To prove this let's suppose A and B are those two genes controlling the coat color and for black the possible genotype can be A_B_ because its ratio is the highest, for brown color the possible genotype can be A_bb, for yellow the possible genotype is aaB_ and for cream color the genotype is aabb.

True Breeding Parent Genotype
Black AABB
Brown aaBB
Yellow AAbb

Now all the crosses are represented in the image enclosed below:

So from the images enclosed above we can say that if we consider two genes controlling coat color then all the results are being satisfied.

Hence option B is correct.


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