Question

in a group of dachshund dogs, some individuals have rough fur and others have soft fur.
in this group, the gene for the fur texture trait has two alleles. the allele f is for rough fur,
and the allele f is for soft fur.
cerberus, a dachshund dog from this group, has soft fur. cerberus has two alleles for soft
fur.
based on this information, click the blue words to correct any errors in the text.
cerberus is heterozygous for the fur texture gene.
cerberuss genotype for the fur texture trait is rough fur.
cerberuss phenotype for the fur texture gene is ff.

Explanation:

• Heterozygous means having two different alleles. Since Cerberus has two alleles for soft fur (\(ff\)), it is homozygous, not heterozygous.
• Genotype refers to the genetic makeup. Cerberus has soft fur, so its genotype should be \(ff\), not "rough fur" (which is a phenotype).
• Phenotype is the observable trait. Cerberus has soft fur, so its phenotype is "soft fur", not \(FF\) (which is a genotype).

Answer:

• Change "heterozygous" to "homozygous".
• Change "rough fur" to "\(ff\)".
• Change "\(FF\)" to "soft fur".