Question

in guinea pigs, fur length is controlled by one gene. the f allele generates long fur and the f allele generates short fur. because only one f copy is needed to show the trait, if a guinea pig has the ff or ff allele combination, they will have long fur. if they have the ff allele combination, they will have short fur. look at the data for a guinea pig population to answer the following questions. guinea pig 1: long fur (ff) guinea pig 2: short fur (ff) guinea pig 3: long fur (ff) guinea pig 4: long fur (ff) the sum of the genetic traits in this population is called its dropdown menu with options: genotype, allele, gene pool done

Explanation:

To determine the correct term, we analyze the definitions:

• Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an individual (e.g., FF, Ff, ff for a single gene), not a population.
• Allele is a variant form of a gene (e.g., F or f), not a sum of traits in a population.
• Gene pool is defined as the sum of all the genetic traits (alleles and genotypes) present in a population. Since the question asks about the sum of genetic traits in the guinea pig population, "gene pool" matches this definition.

Answer:

gene pool