You have a hen-feathered male and you want to determine whether it is heterozygo

Question

You have a hen-feathered male and you want to determine whether it is heterozygous (HhZZ) or homozygous (HHZZ). Which of the following mating outcomes would allow you to conclude that you have a heterozygous hen-feathered male?

A. Mate with HhZW female and get a hen-feathered:cock-feathered ratio of 3:1 in males    

B. Mate with HhZW femalte and get 100% hen-feathered female offspring    

C. Mate with HhZW female and get a hen-feathered:cock-feathered ratio of 1:1 in males

D. Mate with hhZW female and get a hen-feathered:cock-feathered ratio of 3:1 in males

Explanation / Answer

Answer is A & B: Mate with HhZW female and get hen feathered:cock feathered ratio 3:1 in males

Mate with HhZW female and get 100% hen feathersed females offspring

HHZZ

(hen feather male)

HHZW

(hen feather female)

HhZZ

(Hen feather male)

HHZW

(hen feather female)

HhZZ

(hen feather female)

HhZW

(hen feather female)

hhZZ

(cock feather male)

HhZW

(hen feather female)

HHZZ

(hen feather male)

HHZW

(hen feather female)

HhZZ

(Hen feather male)

HHZW

(hen feather female)

HhZZ

(hen feather female)

HhZW

(hen feather female)

hhZZ

(cock feather male)

HhZW

(hen feather female)

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