Question

in a group of syrian hamsters, some individuals have straight fur and others have wavy fur.
in this group, the gene for the fur texture trait has two alleles. the allele f is for straight fur,
and the allele f is for wavy fur.
gumdrop, a syrian hamster from this group, has straight fur. gumdrop has two alleles for
straight fur.
based on this information, click the blue words to correct any errors in the text.
gumdrops phenotype for the fur texture gene is ff.
gumdrop is heterozygous for the fur texture gene.
gumdrops phenotype for the fur textur trait is wavy fur.
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Explanation:

• Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism, which in this case is the fur texture (straight or wavy).
• Since Gumdrop has two alleles for straight fur, its genotype is \(FF\) (homozygous for straight fur), not heterozygous (\(Ff\)).
• A heterozygous genotype (\(Ff\)) would result in a different phenotype if there is a dominant - recessive relationship. But here, having two alleles for straight fur (\(FF\)) means the phenotype is straight fur.

Answer:

Gumdrop's phenotype for the fur texture gene is straight fur. Gumdrop is homozygous (not heterozygous) for the fur texture gene. Gumdrop's genotype (not phenotype) for the fur texture gene is \(FF\).