In purebred Labrador retrievers, the dominant fur-color allele, B, results in black fur, and the recessive allele, b, results in yellow fur. Suppose the Happy Labrador Ranch breeds yellow and black Labrador retrievers. The Ranch is expecting a new litter of four puppies, and the owners want to calculate the probability that the puppies will be either all black or two will be black and two will be yellow. The parents of the new litter are both black and

heterozygous, Bb, for coat color.

Calculate the probability that the new puppies will be either all black or two will be black and two will be yellow. Enter the probability as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.

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Alexa Merritt

Biology

16 February, 08:58

In purebred Labrador retrievers, the dominant fur-color allele, B, results in black fur, and the recessive allele, b, results in yellow fur. Suppose the Happy Labrador Ranch breeds yellow and black Labrador retrievers. The Ranch is expecting a new litter of four puppies, and the owners want to calculate the probability that the puppies will be either all black or two will be black and two will be yellow. The parents of the new litter are both black and

heterozygous, Bb, for coat color.

Calculate the probability that the new puppies will be either all black or two will be black and two will be yellow. Enter the probability as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.

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Emmalee Francis · Answer 1

It's a 1:2:1 ratio so 0.25 for BB, 0.50 for Bb, and 0.25 for bb

Explanation:

Make a punnet square with the father's alleles on top and mother's on the side. It gives you 1 with BB, 2 with Bb, and 1 with bb.