In guinea pigs, short hair is dominant over long hair. If a short haired SS guinea pig is crossed with a long haired ss guinea pig, solve the possible genotypes and phenotypes of their offspring and the percent chance of each?

German cockroaches, bulging eyes, bu, are recessive to normal eyes, bu , and curved wings, cv, are recessive to straight wings, cv . both traits are encoded by autosomal genes that are linked. a cockroach has genotype bu bu cv cv, and the genes are in repulsion. which set of genes will be found in the most common gametes produced by this cockroach?

The gene that causes sickle-cell disease is present in a higher percentage of residents of sub-saharan africa than among those of african descent living in the united states. even though this gene causes sickle-cell disease, it also provides some protection from malaria, a serious disease that is widespread in sub-saharan africa but absent in the united states. discuss an evolutionary process that could account for the different percentages of the sickle-cell gene among residents of the two regions.

The probability of producing a normal child by two parents who are carriers for an autosomal recessive disorder is