Question

in a group of syrian hamsters, some individuals have short fur and others have long fur. in this group, the gene for the fur length trait has two alleles. the allele f is for short fur, and the allele f is for long fur.
marzipan, a syrian hamster from this group, has short fur. marzipan has one allele for short fur and one allele for long fur.
based on this information, click the blue words to correct any errors in the text.
marzipans phenotype for the fur length gene is ff.
marzipans genotype for the fur length trait is short fur.
marzipan is homozygous for the fur length gene.

Explanation:

• Phenotype vs Genotype: Phenotype refers to the observable trait (e.g., short fur), while genotype refers to the genetic makeup (e.g., \(Ff\)).
• Homozygous vs Heterozygous: Homozygous means having two identical alleles (e.g., \(FF\) or \(ff\)), while heterozygous means having two different alleles (e.g., \(Ff\)).

Answer:

• "Marzipan's phenotype for the fur length gene is \(Ff\)" should be corrected to "Marzipan's genotype for the fur length gene is \(Ff\)".
• "Marzipan's genotype for the fur length trait is short fur" should be corrected to "Marzipan's phenotype for the fur length trait is short fur".
• "Marzipan is homozygous for the fur length gene" should be corrected to "Marzipan is heterozygous for the fur length gene".