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1. Genotypic and phenotypic ratio of the test cross progeny

Gg:gg (1:1) Grey guppies : Gold guppies (1:1)

2. i) Genotype of normal eyes in goldfish – DD/Dd

Genotype of telescope eyes in goldfish – dd

ii) Normal eyes are dominant

3. Genotype for wild grass carp - AA/Aa

Genotype for albino grass carp - aa

Wild type - Dominant

Albino - Recessive

Parents Progeny colouration

a) wild x wild wild

AA A- A-

b) wild x Albino wild

AA aa Aa

c) Albino x wild wild

aa AA Aa

d) Albino x Albino Albino

aa aa aa

e) Albino x wild Wild Albino

aa Aa Aa aa

4. When a pure normal eye goldfish is crossed to a telescopic one, 50% of the F2 population will be heterozygous.

5. Blue colour carp will be chosen. Test cross.

6. Genotypes of the parents.

a) Pattern x No Pattern

Dd dd

b) Pattern x Pattern

Dd Dd

c) No Pattern x No Pattern

dd dd

d) Pattern x No pattern

DD dd

e) Pattern x Pattern

Dd Dd

7. a. Genotype of the fish - Bb

Genotype of the female parent - bb

b. Genotype of the male parent - BB/Bb

c. Genotype of their offspring - Bb : bb (1 : 1)

8. a) Genotypes of the parents – Dd x Dd

When two heterozygous parents were crossed for a particular trait, the offsprings will be obtained in the ratio of 3:1 (dominant to recessive)

b) When a pure light yellow pattern carp is crossed with a hybrid light yellow pattern the genotypic ratio of the offsprings will be of 1 homozygous light yellow pattern : 1 hybrid yellow pattern.

9. a) Green (wild) is dominant and red is recessive.

b) Mendelian pattern of inheritance - (F2 ratio 3:1 )

10. Since the recessive albino phenotype appears in the F1 in approximately a 1:1 ratio, we know that the female parent must be heterozygous +a. Furthermore, we know that the normal type F1 progeny must also be heterozygous +a.

The normal type F1 females are then crossed with their albino brothers:

F1 cross : +a ♀ x aa ♂

Normal albino

F2 ½ +a : ½ aa

Normal albino

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