Black Footed Ferret Lab (Genetics)
Analysis:
1. What is the percentage of dominant traits your ferret carries?
__________Dominant traits ÷ 9 (possible traits) = __________ x 100 = ____________% genetic diversity
2. Write a paragraph of what your group feels will happen to your ferret (Parent) using the environmental
situations that you chose. Include at least 5 traits and how those traits benefit or impair your population in
the given environmental situations.
3. Are the offspring in your population equipped to handle the environmental situations better or not as good
as than their parents?
4. Why are the offspring better off or worse off than their parents?
5. What is a population bottleneck?
6. How would the environmental situation in column 1 of table 3 lead to a population bottleneck?
a. What alleles do you think might be eliminated due to that environmental condition?
b. Draw another card from the remaining cards in your envelope and briefly describe the situation.
c. How would a ferret that is still alive in this situation handle this second environmental condition?
7. How would the environmental situation in column 2 of table 3 lead to a population bottleneck?
a. What alleles do you think might be eliminated due to that environmental condition?
b. Draw another card from the remaining cards in your envelope and briefly describe the situation.
c. How would a ferret that is still alive in this situation handle this second environmental condition?
Conclusion: No formal conclusion for this lab but answer the question: What did your group learn in this lab?