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Running Head: GENETICS
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Genetics
Student’s Name
Institution’s Name
GENETICS
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Genetics
1. Complete the questions below. Be sure to read the entire question. This should be your
work—not someone else's.
In gerbils, the spotted pattern is dominant over non-spotted pattern. If a spotted male gerbil who
is heterozygous is crossed with a non-spotted female gerbil, will any of their offspring have
spots? If so, what percent? [Square = 2 pts, % = 1 pt]
Solution
Spotted pattern causes the markings on the gerbil to be white. The gene is written as Sp.
On the other hand, a gerbil that is non-spotted will be represented by ++. Sp is dominant
implying that it requires just one gene Sp to make the gerbil spotted. Therefore, the offspring ...