12. The coat colour in rabbits is controlled by one gene with four alleles. The gene is found on an autosome. The symbols for the alleles are shown below.F — black or brown colourFch — chinchilla colouration (greyish colour)Fh — Himalayan colouration (white body and dark ears, face, feet and tail)f — albino (white colour)The number of copies of the gene in each rabbit would be1 point1234
Question
12. The coat colour in rabbits is controlled by one gene with four alleles. The gene is found on an autosome. The symbols for the alleles are shown below.F — black or brown colourFch — chinchilla colouration (greyish colour)Fh — Himalayan colouration (white body and dark ears, face, feet and tail)f — albino (white colour)The number of copies of the gene in each rabbit would be1 point1234
Solution
The number of copies of the gene in each rabbit would be 2. This is because rabbits, like humans, are diploid organisms. This means they have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, and therefore two copies of each gene.
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