Question

An allele is a form of a gene. In the cross HhSs x hhss, how many alleles does a kitten inherit from the mother? _______ .

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Explanation:

Hh is from one parent and SS is from another parent so the mother is giving 2 alleles for the baby

Answer 2

Answer:

Kitten inherits two alleles from mother

Explanation:

In the given cross, one genotype belongs to father and other genotype belongs to the mother.

Let us suppose the mother’s genotype is HhSs

The gametes of the mother would be HS, Hs, hS and hs

And the gametes of the father would be hs, hs, hs, hs

So the genotype of offspring’s would be HhSs (4), hhSs (4), Hhss (4) and hhss (4)

So the offspring has two alleles of father and two alleles of mother in a dihybrid cross.