Answer to Question #115313 in Genetics for Haneen

Question

The Hamster Pet Farm ordered a pair of black-haired for breeding. The first generation was all black hamsters. When the Farm mated hamsters of the first generation, one of the offspring turned out to be white. The Pet Farm said this must have been caused by a "hidden gene. For full marks-You must use, showing your understanding of these concepts to answer a below: Punnett Square, hybrid, pure, dominant, recessive, predict or chance, genotype-phenotype. This is worth 12 points so it should NOT be one sentence. a) Why did this happen? Explain the "hidden gene' and how one of the offspring could have been white in this family of hamsters. b) How could the owner get PURE black hamsters for mating.

Answer 1

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