Question

In giraffes, long necks (N), long legs (L), dark spots (D), and the ability to digest plant material with high cellulose levels (M) are all dominant traits. What possible genotype could a long-necked, short-legged, light-spotted, cellulose-digesting giraffe have?

Answer 1

Answer:

NNllddMM or NnllddMm

Explanation:

Given -

a) Allele representing long neck is N and allele representing small neck is n

b) Allele representing Long legs is L and  allele representing short legs is l

c) Allele representing Dark spots is D and allele representing light spots is d

d) Allele representing ability to digest plant material with high cellulose levels is M and disability to digest plant material with high cellulose levels is m

Genotype for Lock neck would be NN or Nn

Genotype for short-legged would be ll

Genotype for light-spotted would be dd

Genotype for cellulose-digesting giraffe would be MM or Mm

Hence, genotype of a giraffe with  long-necked, short-legged, light-spotted, cellulose-digesting giraffe would be NNllddMM

or NnllddMm