Assume B = dominant; b = recessive.

What will be the result if
Bb mates with bb?

Select one:
O a. All of the offspring will exhibit the recessive trait.

O b. The recessive trait will show up in about 50% of the offspring.

O c. All of the offspring will exhibit the dominant trait.

O d. The dominant trait will show up in about 75% of the offspring.

Respuesta :

The recessive characteristic will appear in about 50% of the offspring with a cross between Bb and bb.

How is this possible?

  • Cross allows each allele from one parent to pair with another allele from the other parent.
  • In this case, the "B" allele from one parent will pair with each "b" allele from the other parent, resulting in two "Bb" alleles.
  • The "b" allele from the same parent will pair with the "b" allele from the other parent, resulting in two "bb" alleles.

In this case, we have two "Bb" allele pairs and two "bb" allele pairs for the offspring. As the "b" allele is recessive and only expresses the trait it represents in the company of another recessive allele, we can say that it will appear in approximately half of the offspring, that is, 50 percent.

This result can be seen on the punnet square, where we plotted a diagram and placed the alleles of the parents in the main rows and columns. Cells within the frame must be filled with the combination of alleles from the parents.

You can see the Punnet square for this cross in the attached figure.

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