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Pigeon Genetics - Student Worksheet 6
Recessive Red
The Recessive Red gene also determines feather
color and is different from the Color gene. The
recessive red characteristic is recessive (meaning
two copies of the allele must be inherited) and
epistatic to wing pattern.
Calculate the probability that offspring from the
following cross will show a wing pattern. Circle the
genotypes that would show a wing pattern.
Dilute
The Dilute gene also influences color, making some pigeons a lighter shade of their inherited
feather color. The Dilute gene is sex-linked, residing on the Z chromosome and has two alleles:
‘dilute’ and ‘not dilute’.
Calculate the probability of male offspring of the following cross being a lighter shade. Use a
Punnett square or math.
Color
Dilute
Color
Dilute
Male
Female
W
Z Z
Z
Name:
Date:
The Recessive Red gene
comes in 2 versions:
‘Not recessive red’
allele (dominant)
‘Recessive red’ allele
(recessive)