Chickens that carry both the alleles for rose comb (R) and pea comb (P) have walnut combs, whereas chickens that lack both of these alleles (that is, rr pp) have single combs. From the information about interactions between these two genes, determine the phenotypes and proportions expected from the following crosses:

a. RR Pp × rr Pp;
b. rr PP × Rr Pp;
c. Rr Pp × Rr pp;
d. Rr pp × rr pp

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Answer:

Explanation:

Available data:

  • There are two diallelic genes that code for chickens comb
  • Dominant alleles R and P express rose comb and pea comb, respectively
  • When they are together in a genotype, they express walnut combs, R-P-
  • Recessive alleles are r and p
  • Genotypes with only recessive alleles express single combs, rrpp

So, genotypes and phenotypes would be like

  • Walnut combs, RRPP, RrPP, RRPp, RrPp (One dominant allele of each gene)
  • Rose comb, RRpp or Rrpp (only R gene with dominant allele)
  • Pea comb, rrPP or rrPp (Only P gene with dominant allele)
  • Single combs, rrpp (no dominant alleles at all)

a) Cross: RR Pp × rr Pp

   Phenotypes:  Walnut  x  Pea

   Gametes)   RP, Rp, RP, Rp

                       rP, rp, rP, rp

   Punnett square)   RP       RP       Rp      Rp

                       rP    RrPP   RrPP    RrPp    RrPp

                       rP    RrPP   RrPP    RrPp    RrPp

                       rp    RrPp   RrPp    Rrpp     Rrpp

                       rp    RrPp   RrPp    Rrpp     Rrpp

F1) 12/16 = 3/4 R-P-, Walnut-combed animals

     4/16 = 1/4 Rrpp, Rose-combed animals

b. Cross: rr PP × Rr Pp

  Phenotype: Pea x Walnut

   Gametes:  rP, rP, rP, rP

                     RP, Rp, rP, rp

Punnett square)    RP         rP          Rp        rp

                    rP    RrPP     rrPP       RrPp     rrPp

                     rP    RrPP     rrPP       RrPp    rrPp

                    rP    RrPP     rrPP       RrPp     rrPp

                    rP    RrPP     rrPP       RrPp     rrPp

F1) 4/16 = 1/4 = 25% RrPP, Walnut-combed animals

    4/16 = 1/4 = 25% rrPP, Pea-combed animals

    4/16 = 1/4 = 25% RrPp, Walnut-combed animals

    4/16 = 1/4 = 25%  rrPp, Pea-combed animals

    1/2 = 50%  Walnut-combed animals, R-P-

    1/2 = 50% Pea-combed animals, rrP-

c. Cross: Rr Pp × Rr pp

   Phenotype:  Walnut  x   Rose

   Gametes: RP, Rp, rP, rp

                    Rp, rp, Rp, rp

    Punnett square)   RP          Rp           rP         rp

                      Rp     RRPp     RRpp      RrPp     Rrpp

                      Rp     RRPp     RRpp      RrPp     Rrpp

                      rp      RrPp       Rrpp      rrPp       rrpp

                      rp      RrPp       Rrpp      rrPp       rrpp

F1) 2/16 = 1/8 RRPp, walnut

    2/16 = 1/8 RRpp, Rose

    4/16 = 2/8 RrPp, Walnut

    4/16 = 2/8 Rrpp, Rose

    2/16 = 1/8 rrPp, Pea

    2/16 = 1/8 rrpp, single

    6/16 = 3/8 walnut, R-P-

     6/16 = 3/8 rose, R-pp

     2/16 = 1/8 Pea, rrP-

     2/16 = 1/8 Single, rrpp

d. Cross: Rr pp × rr pp

Phenotype: Rose   x   Single

Gametes) Rp, rp, Rp, rp

                rp, rp, rp, rp

Punnett square)   Rp       Rp        rp        rp

                    rp    Rrpp    Rrpp     rrpp    rrpp

                    rp    Rrpp    Rrpp     rrpp    rrpp

                    rp    Rrpp    Rrpp     rrpp    rrpp

                    rp    Rrpp    Rrpp     rrpp    rrpp

F1) 8/16 = 1/2 = 50% Rrpp, Rose-combed animals

    8/16 = 1/2 = 50% rrpp, single-combed animals

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