Question

in a group of american curl cats, some individuals have curled ears and others have straight ears. in this group, the gene for the ear type trait has two alleles. the allele e is for curled ears, and the allele e is for straight ears. spike, an american curl cat from this group, has straight ears. spike has two alleles for straight ears. based on this information, click the blue words to correct any errors in the text. spike is homozygous for the ear type gene. spikes phenotype for the ear type gene is ee. spikes phenotype for the ear type trait is curled ears.

Explanation:

• For "Spike's phenotype for the ear type gene is ee": Phenotype refers to the observable trait (like straight or curled ears), while genotype refers to the genetic makeup (like \(ee\), \(Ee\), or \(EE\)). So, "phenotype" should be changed to "genotype".
• For "Spike's phenotype for the ear type trait is curled ears": Since Spike has two alleles for straight ears (\(ee\)), the observable trait (phenotype) is straight ears. So, "curled ears" should be changed to "straight ears".

Answer:

• Change "phenotype" to "genotype" in "Spike's phenotype for the ear type gene is ee".
• Change "curled ears" to "straight ears" in "Spike's phenotype for the ear type trait is curled ears".