Question

1. two dragons with curved claws create offspring. curved claws (c) are dominant to straight claws (c). both parents have heterozygous alleles. complete the punnett square for these two parents.

a. what percentage of the offspring will have curved claws?
b. what percentage will have straight claws?

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the parents' alleles

Both parents are heterozygous, so their genotype is \(Cc\).

Step2: Set up the Punnett square

The possible gametes from each parent are \(C\) and \(c\).

	\(C\)	\(c\)
\(c\)	\(Cc\)	\(cc\)

Step3: Analyze the genotypes for curved claws

The genotypes \(CC\) and \(Cc\) result in curved claws. There are 3 out of 4 possible genotypes (\(CC, Cc, Cc\)) for curved claws.
The percentage is \(\frac{3}{4}\times100\% = 75\%\).

Step4: Analyze the genotypes for straight claws

The genotype \(cc\) results in straight claws. There is 1 out of 4 possible genotypes (\(cc\)) for straight claws.
The percentage is \(\frac{1}{4}\times100\% = 25\%\).

Answer:

A. \(75\%\)
B. \(25\%\)