In one species of rabbit, the gene for short hair (S) is dominant over the gene for long hair (s). One pair of these rabbits, both with short hair, had a large number of offspring.
About one-fourth of the offspring had long hair. What could you conclude about the parents' genes for hair length?

Question

In one species of rabbit, the gene for short hair (S) is dominant over the gene for long hair (s). One pair of these rabbits, both with short hair, had a large number of offspring. 
About one-fourth of the offspring had long hair. What could you conclude about the parents' genes for hair length?

anonymous · Answer

Parent 1: Ss Parent 2: Ss

anonymous · Answer

The probability of long hair in this mixture is 1/4 long hair