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In a population of chickens, some individuals have white legs and others have yellow legs. The gene for leg color has two possible alleles. One allele is for white legs (W), and the other allele is for yellow legs (w).A certain chicken in the population has yellow legs.Which of these could be the chicken’s genotype for the leg color trait?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   WWAWW(Choice B)   WwBWw(Choice C)   wwCww

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In a population of chickens, some individuals have white legs and others have yellow legs. The gene for leg color has two possible alleles. One allele is for white legs (W), and the other allele is for yellow legs (w).A certain chicken in the population has yellow legs.Which of these could be the chicken’s genotype for the leg color trait?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   WWAWW(Choice B)   WwBWw(Choice C)   wwCww

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Para determinar el genotipo de un pollo con patas amarillas, debemos considerar las posibles combinaciones de los alelos para el color de las patas. Sabemos que el alelo para patas blancas (W) es dominante y el alelo para patas amarillas (w) es recesivo.

  1. Si el pollo tiene patas amarillas, debe tener dos alelos recesivos, ya que el alelo dominante (W) enmascararía la expresión del alelo recesivo (w).
  2. Por lo tanto, el genotipo del pollo con patas amarillas no puede tener ningún alelo dominante (W).

Analicemos las opciones:

  • Opción A: WW - Este genotipo tendría patas blancas, ya que ambos alelos son dominantes.
  • Opción B: Ww - Este genotipo también tendría patas blancas, ya que el alelo dominante (W) enmascararía el alelo recesivo (w).
  • Opción C: ww - Este genotipo tendría patas amarillas, ya que ambos alelos son recesivos.

La opción correcta es la opción C: ww.

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