Question

In rabbits, the allele for long hair (h) is recessive to the allele for short hair (H). When a short-haired female was mated with a long-haired male, the offspring consisted of five short-haired and three long-haired rabbits. The genotypes of the parent rabbits must be:

Answer 1

Answer:

The genotypes of the parent rabbits must be female (Hh), male (hh).

Explanation:

The genotype is the part of the genetic makeup of a cell, and therefore of any individual, which determines one of its characteristics (phenotype).

When a short-haired female was mated with a long-haired male, the offspring consisted of five short-haired and three long-haired rabbits. The genotypes of the parent rabbits are female (Hh), male (hh)

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers are Male (hh), Female (Hh)

Explanation:

Genotype is the part of genetic that make-up of a cell which determines the hereditary potentials and the limitations of an individual.

Recessive allele (gene) means type of gene which must be homozygous when inherited

Dominant allele : This is a type of gene that will produce phenotype even in the present of other alleles.

Since gene for Long hair is recessive (h) and gene for short hair (H) is Dominant.