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In chickens, the dominant allele Crp produces the creeper phenotype that is characterized by extremely short legs. Creepers are known to be heterozygous. When two creeper chickens are mated, the ratio of offspring phenotypes is 2 creepers: 1 normal. The creeper phenotype is most likely due to a(n) ______ allele.Multiple choice question.conditional lethallethalcodominantincompletely dominant

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In chickens, the dominant allele Crp produces the creeper phenotype that is characterized by extremely short legs. Creepers are known to be heterozygous. When two creeper chickens are mated, the ratio of offspring phenotypes is 2 creepers: 1 normal. The creeper phenotype is most likely due to a(n) ______ allele.Multiple choice question.conditional lethallethalcodominantincompletely dominant

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Solution

The creeper phenotype is most likely due to a lethal allele.

Here's why:

  1. We know that the creeper phenotype is dominant and that creepers are heterozygous (CrpCr).

  2. If we mate two creepers (CrpCr x CrpCr), we would expect the following genotypic ratio based on Mendelian genetics: 1 CrpCrp : 2 CrpCr : 1 CrCr.

  3. However, the question states that the observed ratio is 2 creepers : 1 normal. This suggests that the CrpCrp genotype is lethal, as it is missing from the expected ratio.

  4. Therefore, the Crp allele must be a lethal allele when present in two copies (CrpCrp).

So, the correct answer is "lethal".

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