In sheep, the black color of the wool is recessive in relation to the white. What phenotype and genotype

In sheep, the black color of the wool is recessive in relation to the white. What phenotype and genotype will have the offspring obtained from crossing a homozygote white sheep and a black ram.

Let’s designate the gene that determines the development of black wool in sheep as o, then the gene for white wool will be O.

A homozygous white sheep will be recorded as OO, it will produce the same type of germ cells – O.

A black ram will be oo, because homozygosity is a condition for the realization of this trait. He will produce the same type of sperm – o.

All offspring from the crossing of the described sheep and ram will have white wool and heterozygous Oo genotype.

Answer: 100% of white lambs with a heterozygous genotype.



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