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Black fish are crossed with white fish and all gray fish are born. Prove how thi

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Question

Black fish are crossed with white fish and all gray fish are born. Prove how this

could have happened?

F1 generation

Parents Fill in the boxes

Genotype

Phenotype

Possible Genotypes or phenotypes

Black Fish,White fish, Grey Fish

BF,WF,GF

Parent 1

Black

BF

Parent 2

White

WF

Punnett Square show your cross

B

B

b

Bb

Bb

B

Ratios Fill in the boxes

Genotypic ratio

Phenotypic ratio

Offspring Genotype or Phenotype

Ratio

F2 generation

Parents Fill in the boxes

Genotype

Phenotype

Possible Genotypes or phenotypes

Parent 1

Parent 2

Punnett Square show your cross

Ratios Fill in the boxes

Genotypic ratio

Phenotypic ratio

Offspring Genotype or Phenotype

Ratio

Explanation:

What happened? Use the data you just created to support your answer (Ratios, genotypes, pheontypes, etc.). Will there ever be black or white fish in the population again after the first cross? How would you get black and white fish again?

Genotype

Phenotype

Possible Genotypes or phenotypes

Black Fish,White fish, Grey Fish

BF,WF,GF

Parent 1

Black

BF

Parent 2

White

WF

Explanation / Answer

-> yes the black and white fish will be back in the population because in first cross the ratio is 1:2:1 and hence there is one black fish two grey fishes and one white fish in the population