Cole is making a pedigree chart for the dogs that he breeds. His chart will have shaded shapes to show dogs who carry the dominant trait that he wants to track. Which symbol should he use to show a second generation female who expresses that trait?




Unlike animal breeders and human geneticists, plant breeders rarely use pedigree charts in their work. Which is most likely the reason that plant breeders use other methods for analyzing results instead of constructing pedigree charts?
Kip studies flower color in petunias, where the allele for red flowers, R, is dominant to the allele for white flowers, r. If Kip makes the cross RR x rr, the gametes that are produced
Pedigree charts use shaded symbols to show organisms that have a particular trait, such as a defective gene, being traced in the chart. A breeder wants to make a pedigree chart of several generations of horses to avoid breeding males that have a defective gene. What symbol would the horse breeder use to show a male who is affected by a defective gene?
Which is an example of hybridization that would increase hybrid vigor?
Certain breeds of pets have weaknesses and live shorter lives because of
The pedigree chart below shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in three generations of one species of insect. Shaded shapes represent individuals that have the disorder.Which mates are least likely to produce offspring that have the disorder?

Which is an example of selective breeding?
Which was the most important contribution to society from the early selective breeder Luther Burbank?
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