Segregation
This can be explained by Mendel's law of segregation, which states that each parent passes on one allele for each gene to its offspring. In this case, the parent is heterozygous (Aa) at the A locus, so it can pass on either the A allele or the a allele to its offspring with equal probability. Therefore, it can produce offspring that are AA or aa.
-Each Parent Only Contributes One Allele Because It Only Need Half Of Each Allele To Make The Offspring. If The Same Person Gave All Of There Alleles It Would Be The Exact Same.
If one fruit fly is heterozygous for long wings and the other is homozygous for short wings, the expected percentage of their offspring having long wings would be 50%. This is because when the long-winged parent passes on the dominant long-wing allele and the short-winged parent passes on the recessive short-wing allele, the offspring would have one of each allele, resulting in the offspring having long wings.
The probability that the mother produces a gamete with the allele for dimples is 50%. This is because each parent only passes on one of their two alleles for a given trait to their offspring, and in this case, the mother has a 50% chance of passing on the allele for dimples.
DNA
Yes. Both parents have an A allele and a B allele. Each parent can only pass on one of his/her two alleles. If each parent passes an A allele to the child, then the child will have group A blood. If at least one parent passes on an Rh positive allele to the child, then the child would also be type Rh positive. So these two parents could have an A positive child.
DNA is the type of nucleic acid that passes from parent to offspring and directs all the cells' functions. It contains the genetic information that determines an organism's traits and characteristics.
One of the allels for a trait to it's offspring.
The possible blood type outcomes of their offspring would be type B or AB. Each parent passes on one blood type allele to their child, so the child could inherit the B allele from the mother and the B or A allele from the father, resulting in blood type B or AB.
The blood type will be the same as one of the parents or a combination, so A or AB. If the parents both have the same Rh factor (+ or -) the baby will have that factor, else it could also be either. The risky situation at birth is where the baby's Rh factor is not the same as the mother's.
The black guinea pig is likely heterozygous (Bb) for coat color, while the white guinea pig is homozygous recessive (bb). The black guinea pig passes on a black allele to all offspring, resulting in 4 black (Bb) and 2 white (bb) offspring.
No. Sexual reproduction passes on a random half of one parent's genetic information and a random half of the other parent's genetic information. This is achieved through meiosis. You are 50% your mom and 50% your dad by genes.