Question

Determine the genotypes and phenotypes of the parent goats if the kids (baby goats) are
the roan and two red fur goats. Write the genotype of each kid​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The sum of an organism's observable characteristics is their phenotype. A key difference between phenotype and genotype is that, whilst genotype is inherited from an organism's parents, the phenotype is not. Whilst a phenotype is influenced the genotype, genotype does not equal phenotype.

Answer 2

The genotype of each kid is written below:

1. Roan fur goat - RW
2. Red fur goat - RR

The genotypes and phenotypes of the parent goats if the kids (baby goats) are the roan and two red fur goats are determined below:

• The fur colour in the goat is an example of codominance.
• The red colour and white colour fur combinedly give rise to roan colour, in which both red and white colour fur is present.
• We are given out of four, two are roan fur goats and two are red fur goats.
• Let us form Punnett square in reverse order to get the genotypes of the parents.

                   R                     W

R                 RR                  RW

R                  RR                  RW

Thus, the genotype of the parents is RR and RW. And phenotype will be roan and red.

Alternatively,

The other possibility is that the kids are having the phenotype as two roan goats, one red and one white.

In this case, the genotype of each kid will be - RR, RW, and WW.

The genotypes of the parent goats will be -

                   R                     W

R                 RR                  RW

W                 RW                 WW

Thus, the genotype of the parents will be RW and RW. And phenotype will be roan.