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Two short haired guinea pigs are mated several times out of 100 offspring 25 of them have long hair what are the probable genotypes of the parents?
It's obvious from this problem that short hair is dominant in guinea pigs. In that case, if we have 25 out of 100 offspring that have long hair, then there is no doubt that the parents are heterozygous for short hair. If you use the punnet square, and hypothesize that both parents are heterozygous for short hair and long hair, you will get a 25% chance that the offspring will be long haired. So, the answer to this problem is that both parents are heterozygous. Let H = short hair and h = long hair. Hh dam x Hh sire gives us, according to the Punnet Square: 25% HH 50% Hh 25% hh
In guinea pigs the allele for short hair is dominant over the long haired allele. Cross two heterozygous guinea pigs. What percentage of the offspring will have long hair?
50 % out of hundred. Some babies may come out long haired and some short.
Which guinea pig would be better for a person with allergies long or short hair?
short hair.
Is a short hair guinea pig better than a long hair guinea pig?
It all depends on if you like brushing your guinea pig a lot. You see, long hair guinea pigs are harder to groom and their hair gets full of dust and bedding and gets kind of nasty. But, short hair guinea pigs have more trouble keeping themselves warm. So it depends on if you are a brusher or a cuddler. If you are both, then I suggest getting a long hair and a short hair to share a cage together.
What is the difference between long haired guinea pigs and short haired guinea pigs?
That depends on the parents. They can be a cross between the long and short hair. They can just be the short hair. They can be the long hair. It will just be a surprise there is no way to predict it.
Cattle with both white hair and red hair are?
Mendel's principle of dominant and recessive alleles doe not explain why the heterozygous chickens have both red and white hair
If a child has blond hair and both of her parents have brown hair what does that tell you about the allele for blond hair?
Both of the parents were heterozygous with the blonde hair allele, which is recessive. When there are two parents that are heterozygous, there is a 25% chance their offspring will get two of the recessive alleles. A punnett square can be useful when determining the different phenotypes and genotypes possible in offspring
Do guinea pigs enjoy the cold?
No. Most domestic guinea pigs have short hair and freeze to death in the cold.
What is a non example of heterozygous?
Heterozygous
What types of Guinea Pigs have the least health concerns?
ones with short hair
What is best washing method for guinea pig hair?
For long hair, wash them, dry them on the cool setting, and brush them. Short hair, brush them.
What are the descrpition of guinea pig?
Guinea pigs are cavies, short stocky animals, with short legs, adults weighing about 1,000 to 1,500 grams. They have a wide range of colours and no external tail. Their hair is mostly short and coarse.
