The male
human has a sperm cell and the female has an egg cell. The cells from the male
and female that combine to form a zygote are called gametes. The human sperm
and egg cells each contain 23 chromosomes. . A combination of gametes forms a
zygote with 46 chromosomes. The type of cell division that produces gametes
with half the normal chromosome number is the meiosis. Meiosis is the type of
cell division used in sexual reproduction. It will occur in the testes and
ovaries.<span>Chromosomes get
shuffled when eggs and sperm are made. Though most adult cells contain two sets
of chromosomes, sperm and egg cells are different. These special cells have
just one chromosome from each pair. Which chromosome they get from each pair is
random, making each sperm or egg cell unique. There is also a bit of mixing
before the chromosomes are sorted into individual sperm or egg cells.
Chromosomes from each pair in a mother or father, respectively, make contact
and exchange pieces of DNA, creating hybrid chromosomes. </span>
Answer:
This question lacks options, the options are:
A) FF and ff
B) FF and Ff
C) Ff and Ff
D) Ff and ff
The answer is D (Ff and ff for parent 1 and 2 respectively)
Explanation:
This question depicts a single gene coding for fur colour in mice. The gene controls two traits, black fur and white fur, encoded by alleles F and f respectively.
According to the question, a pair of mice has been bred several times to generate the same data of 22 black fur and 23 white fur mice. Based on this data, it shows that the phenotypic ratio of black to white mice is 1:1.
To get a 1:1 phenotypic ratio of black fur offspring to white fur offspring, the parents mice must have genotypes Ff (heterozygous) and ff (same recessive alleles).
In a cross between parents Ff × ff (see punnet square), offsprings with the following genotypes will be produced: Ff, Ff, ff and ff. Ff is black furred while ff is white furred.
Ff (2) : ff (2) is equivalent to Ff (1) : ff (1).
Hence, a data of 22 black mice and 23 white mice which represents a 1:1 ratio will only be produced by parents mice with genotypes: Ff and ff.
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