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19 March, 19:06

In parakeets, two autosomal genes pairs control the production of feather pigmentation. The M allele codes for an enzyme that is required for the synthesis of melanin, which produces the blue pigment and Y allele codes for an enzyme required for the synthesis of yellow pigment. A bird breeder mates two green birds and produces offspring that are green, blue, yellow and white.

1. What are the genotypes of the parents?

2. What are the genotypes of the offspring?

3. In what proportions would you expect to find the offspring?

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  1. 19 March, 22:57
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    Genotypes of parents MmYy and MmYy

    genotypes of offsprings MMYY, MMYy, MMyy, MmYY, MmYy, Mmyy,

    mmYY, mmYy, mmyy

    offspring proportions green : blue : yellow : white

    9 : 3 : 3 : 1

    Explanation:

    M = melanin produces blue pigment

    Y = yellow pigment

    parental phenotype green x green

    parental genotype MmYy MmYy

    meiosis

    gamtetes MY My mY my MY My mY my

    offpring genotype

    gametes MY My mY my

    MY MMYY MMYy MmYY MmYy

    green green green green

    My MMYy MMyy MMYy Mmyy

    green blue green blue

    mY MmYY MmYy mmYY mmYy

    green green yellow yellow

    my MmYy Mmyy mmYy mmyy

    green blue yellow white

    offspring phenotype green blue yellow white

    offsring proportion 9 3 3 1

    Further explanation: as crossing two green parents is giving four different phenotypes shows that blue and yellow genes are co dominant and that parents are heterozygotes
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