Question

in a group of syrian hamsters, some individuals have straight whiskers and others have curved whiskers. in this group, the gene for the whisker type trait has two alleles. the allele for curved whiskers (h) is recessive to the allele for straight whiskers (h). the punnett square below shows a cross between two syrian hamsters. consider the phenotypes of the offspring shown. select one box that represents offspring with straight whiskers. punnett square with rows h, h and columns h, h; cells hh, hh, hh, hh

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Dominant/Recessive Traits

Straight whiskers (H) is dominant, curved (h) recessive. So genotypes with H (HH, Hh) show straight whiskers; hh shows curved.

Step2: Analyze Punnett Square Boxes

• HH: has H, straight.
• Hh: has H, straight.
• hh: no H, curved.

So boxes with HH or Hh (e.g., HH, Hh, Hh) represent straight whiskers. Choosing one, like the HH box (top - left), Hh (top - right), or Hh (bottom - left).

Answer:

The box with "HH" (top - left), or "Hh" (top - right), or "Hh" (bottom - left) (e.g., the top - left box labeled "HH" represents offspring with straight whiskers)