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Inbreeding results in offspring that are homozygous for most traits - the variability tends to be bred out of the population.

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Why does the cross between two parents that are homozygous for contrasting traits result in offspring that are heterozygous?

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Contrast hybridization and inbreeding?

Hybridization involves crossing two different species or varieties to produce offspring with desirable traits, resulting in genetic diversity. Inbreeding involves mating closely related individuals within the same species to produce offspring with homozygous traits, which can increase the expression of both desirable and undesirable traits. Hybridization can improve traits through genetic recombination, while inbreeding can fix specific traits by increasing homozygosity.


How the smiley faces change if one of the parents were homozyous domiant for all the traits while the other was heterozygous?

If one parent is homozygous dominant for all traits (AA) and the other is heterozygous (Aa), the offspring will inherit one dominant allele from the homozygous parent and either a dominant or recessive allele from the heterozygous parent. This results in a 50% chance of the offspring being homozygous dominant (AA) and a 50% chance of being heterozygous (Aa). Therefore, all offspring will express the dominant traits, but their genotypes will vary between AA and Aa. As a result, the smiley faces representing the traits will be uniform in appearance but may differ in genetic makeup.


Any hybrid organism is A.recessive B.purebred C.heterozygous D.homozygous D.?

C. heterozygous. Hybrid organisms are the result of crossing two different purebred parents, which leads to a mix of their genetic traits in the offspring. This results in the organism being heterozygous for many traits.


Why do genetic disorders become more apparent in offspring that are a result of inbreeding?

Genetic disorders become more apparent in offspring resulting from inbreeding due to the increased likelihood of inheriting identical alleles from both parents. Inbreeding reduces genetic diversity, which raises the chance of offspring being homozygous for deleterious recessive traits. As a result, harmful mutations that may be carried silently in a larger, genetically diverse population can manifest in inbred individuals. This leads to a higher incidence of genetic disorders and related health issues.


What genotypes are produced by a program of inbreeding?

Inbreeding tends to produce homozygous genotypes, meaning the offspring have two identical alleles at a particular locus. This can increase the expression of recessive genetic traits and potentially lead to genetic disorders. The genotypic variations in the offspring decrease as inbreeding continues.


How Can you use inbreeding in a sentence?

Inbreeding can cause some risk such as blindness or joint deformities in animals.


Two generation of severe inbreeding results in what?

Two generations of severe inbreeding results in increased changes of the emergence of recessive traits. These can be what is called deleterious traits that do not result in a more robust species.


What are traits that are hidden called?

Recessive traits can be hidden if the organism inherits one dominant and one recessive allele (i.e. is heterozygous) for a gene. If a heterozygous organism mates with another heterozygous organism for the same trait, the recessive trait may be expressed in their offspring, which would mean that the offspring inherited two recessive alleles, one from each parent.


What offspring is produced if a heterozygous n tall pea plant is crossed with a homozygousfor this trait what percent of the offspring will be heterozygous?

If a heterozygous tall pea plant, Aa, is crossed with a homozygous plant, AA, for the trait, you will have a one in one in four chance of the offspring being heterozygous. You will need to create a square and plug the traits in to see what the odds are.


If homozygous BB is crossed with homozygous bb what will the offspring have-?

The offspring will get the traits of Homozygous BB .


What are the four potential gametes of an individual that is heterozygous for two traits?

The four potential gametes of an individual that is heterozygous for two traits are formed due to independent assortment. Each gamete can inherit different combinations of alleles for those two traits, leading to genetic diversity in the offspring.