You have been studying two Hippogriff traits as a senior gra

You have been studying two Hippogriff traits as a senior graduation project at Hogwarts (because you are magical), beak size (big beaks, B, are dominant to small beaks, b) and feather color (brown feathers, F, are dominant to white feathers, f). You mate two brown, big-beaked Hippogriffs and obtain the following results: 15 of the baby Griffs are brown and big-beaked; 4 of the baby Griffs are white are big-beaked; and 1 of the baby Griffs is white and small-beaked. What are the genotypes of the 4 baby Griffs?

Solution

Answer:

Parents: brown, big-beaked Hippogriffs

FfBb X FfBb

Genotypes of F1:

15 of the baby Griffs are brown and big-beaked- FfBb, FFBb, FFBB, FfBB

4 of the baby Griffs are white are big-beaked: ffBb, ffBB

1 of the baby Griffs is white and small-beaked: ffbb