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    Breeders want to breed puppies with the most desirable traits. Answer the following questions to find out How traits are passed from parent to offspring. Fill in the punnett squares and list the possible phenotypes.

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    Breeders want to breed puppies with the most desirable traits. Answer the following questions to find out How traits are passed from parent to offspring. Fill in the punnett squares and list the possible phenotypes.

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    Breeders want to breed puppies with the most desirable traits. Answer the following questions to find out How traits are passed from parent to offspring. Fill in the punnett squares and list the possible phenotypes.

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    Genetics Webquest

    Name___________________Date__________Period_______

    Link1:
    http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E09/E09.html

    ReadthroughtheparagraphsunderHowaretraitspassedfromparenttooffspring?in
    ordertoanswerthefollowingquestions.

    oWhatisatrait?

    oDefinegenotype:

    oEachletterofagenerepresentsoneformofthetrait,alsoknownasan_____________.

    oHowaredominantallelesrepresented?Recessivealleles?

    oDefinephenotype:

    Readthroughthedirectionsandperformyourgeneticcrossesforeachofyourcreatures
    traits.Fillinthefollowingpunnettsquaresandlistthepossiblephenotypes.

    Link2:

    http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_dogbreeding.html
    Ifyouhaveheadphones,youmayclickandwatchthevideofoundonthiswebsite.
    Ifyoudonothaveheadphones,turnoffyourcomputerssound.

    ClickWhyatthebottomofthewebpage.

    oBreederswanttobreedpuppieswiththemostdesirabletraits.Howisthisaccomplished?

    oWhataregenes?

    oExplainwhathappensifapuppygetsthealleleforblackhairfromoneparentandtheallele
    forbrownhairfromtheotherparent.

    ClickHowtoPlayandreadthroughthedirections.
    ClickonLevelOneandbeginplayingbychoosingamaleandfemalebordercollie
    inordertobreedapuppythathasblackfur.

    Ifblackfuristhedominanttrait,usetheletterBorbtoidentifythegenotypesofyourparent
    collies.

    oGenotypeoffather:_______________

    oGenotypeofmother:_______________

    oHowmanytrialsdidittakeforyoutobreedapuppywithblackfur?__________

    ContinuetoLevel2.

    oBasedonthegenotypesofyourparentcollies,whatwasyourprobabilityofproducinga
    puppywithlonghair?_____________%

    oHowmanytrialsdidittakeforyoutobreedapuppywithlonghair?__________

    ContinuetoLevel3.

    oThetraitforearsisslightlydifferentthanhaircolorandlength.Howdoyouendupwitha

    puppythathasmediumfloppyears?Whatgenesmustthepuppyhave?

    oYouhavea100%probabilityofhavingapuppywithfloppyearsifyouselectafatherwith

    ______________________earsandamotherwith____________________ears.

    oHowmanytrialsdidittakeforyoutobreedapuppywithmediumfloppyears?__________

    ContinuetoLevel4.

    oInthislevel,youaretryingtoselectivelybreedapuppywith__________specifictraits.

    oWhydoyouthinkitmightbemoredifficulttoachievethegoalpuppy?

    oHowmanytrialsdidittakeforyoutobreedapuppywithbrown,longhair?__________

    ContinuetoLevel5.
    oInthislevel,youaretryingtoselectivelybreedapuppywith__________specifictraits.

    oWhydoyouthinkitmightbemoredifficulttoachievethegoalpuppy?

    oHowmanytrialsdidittaketobreedapuppywithblack,longhairandstraightears?______

    ContinuetoLevel6.

    oInthislevel,youaretryingtoselectivelybreedapuppywith__________specifictraits.

    oWhydoyouthinkitmightbemoredifficulttoachievethegoalpuppy?

    oHowmanytrialsdidittaketobreedapuppywithbrown,longhairandfloppyears?______

    oTrythislevelagain,butthistimeuseoneofyourrecentlybredpuppiestoseeifyoucan
    breedthegoalpuppyinlessspins.
    Howmanytrialsdidyoursecondefforttake?________

    Completethefollowingpunnettsquareillustratingthepossibleoffspringoutcomesifyou
    havetwoparentsthatarebothHETEROZYGOUSforbrownhair.Remember,brownhairis
    dominant.

    PossibleGenotypesandProbabilities:

    PossiblePhenotypesandProbabilities:

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