Question

this passage describes the coat graying trait in horses: your hair may turn gray or white as you grow older. some horses go through a similar process called coat graying as they age. these horses are usually a darker color, such as brown or black, when they are born. over time, the hairs of their coats lose their original color and become gray or white. in a group of horses, some individuals have coat graying and others do not. in this group, the gene for the coat graying trait has two alleles. the allele g is for having a graying coat, and the allele g is for not having a graying coat. daffodil, a horse from this group, has coat graying. daffodil has one allele for having a graying coat and one allele for not having a graying coat. based on this information, what is daffodil’s genotype for the coat graying gene? options: not having a graying coat, gg, having a graying coat

Explanation:

Step1: Identify alleles

Daffodil has one allele \( G \) (graying coat) and one allele \( g \) (not graying coat).

Step2: Determine genotype

Genotype is the combination of alleles. So combining \( G \) and \( g \), the genotype is \( Gg \).

Answer:

\( Gg \)