In squirrels, the gene for gray fur (G) is dominant over the gene for black fur (g). If 50% of a large litter of squirrels are gray, the parental cross that produced this litter was most likely

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Jadon Perry

17 February, 18:24

In squirrels, the gene for gray fur (G) is dominant over the gene for black fur (g). If 50% of a large litter of squirrels are gray, the parental cross that produced this litter was most likely

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Rhett · Answer 1

Gg and gg will most likely be the parental cross.

This is because G is dominant over g, meaning that the cross of G dominating g will happen one in two of every offspring, in other words, meaning that 50% of the offspring will have grey fur.