A farmer bred a black frizzled rooster with a grey mildly frizzled hen. Draw a genetic diagram to show the expected results of this cross. Include in your answer the phenotypic ratios. Is it necessary to do a test cross to determine the genotypes of the offspring? Explain your answer. The farmer would like all his chickens grey and mildly frizzled. What would you advise him to do? Explain your answer.

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3. In domestic chicken, feather colour and shape are two traits which are controlled by autosomal
alleles that are co-dominant. Table 2 shows the alleles and phenotype of both traits. The
heterozygous state for feather colour is grey while the heterozygous state for feather shape is mildly
frizzled.
TABLE 2
Trait
Effect
Produces black feathers in homozygotes
Produces white feathers in homozygotes
Produces straight feathers in homozygotes
Produces frizzled feathers in homozygotes
Allele
Feather colour
CW
Feather shape
SF
a)
A farmer bred a black frizzled rooster with a grey mildly frizzled hen. Draw a genetic diagram to
show the expected results of this cross. Include in your answer the phenotypic ratios.
b)
Is it necessary to do a test cross to determine the genotypes of the offspring? Explain your answer.
c)
The farmer would like all his chickens grey and mildly frizzled. What would you advise him to do?
Explain your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:3. In domestic chicken, feather colour and shape are two traits which are controlled by autosomal alleles that are co-dominant. Table 2 shows the alleles and phenotype of both traits. The heterozygous state for feather colour is grey while the heterozygous state for feather shape is mildly frizzled. TABLE 2 Trait Effect Produces black feathers in homozygotes Produces white feathers in homozygotes Produces straight feathers in homozygotes Produces frizzled feathers in homozygotes Allele Feather colour CW Feather shape SF a) A farmer bred a black frizzled rooster with a grey mildly frizzled hen. Draw a genetic diagram to show the expected results of this cross. Include in your answer the phenotypic ratios. b) Is it necessary to do a test cross to determine the genotypes of the offspring? Explain your answer. c) The farmer would like all his chickens grey and mildly frizzled. What would you advise him to do? Explain your answer.
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