Name:
Date:
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Pig genetics review
Directions: Use the data table to answer the questions that follow.
1. A pig has a genotype of FF.
What is the phenotype?
_________________________
2. A pig has a genotype of Nn.
What is the phenotype?
_________________________
3. A pig has a genotype of bb. What is the phenotype? _______________________________
4. Can a red pig be heterozygous (HE), homozygous (HO), or both? _____________________
5. A spotted pig is considered purebred, or homozygous. What is the genotype? __________
6. What genotypes are possible for a pig who has large litters? ________________________
7. What genotypes are possible for a pig with floppy ears? ___________________________
8. Wilbur and Wilma are homozygous for red skin. What color skin would their offspring
have? Complete the Punnett Square to find out.
Skin color possibilities: _____________________
Name:
Date:
Tha
a fine
ine
Pig genetics review
Directions: Use the data table to answer the questions that follow.
9. Babe and Charlotte are both heterozygous for long noses. What kind of nose would their
offspring have? Complete the Punnett Square to find out. Then fill in the nose
possibilities and the percentages of each nose type.
Nose possibilities: _____________________
Percentage of long noses: ______________
Percentage of short noses: ______________
10. Looking at the piglet to the right, what is his genotype
for his ears, nose, and skin pattern (spots or no spots)?
Ears - ____________ Nose: ____________ Skin: ____________