A certain species of grasshopper can have red stripes, yellow stripes, or red and yellow stripes. An RR grasshopper has red stripes, a YY grasshopper has yellow stripes, and an RY grasshopper has red and yellow stripes.

Question

A certain species of grasshopper can have red stripes, yellow stripes, or red and yellow stripes. An RR grasshopper has red stripes, a YY grasshopper has yellow stripes, and an RY grasshopper has red and yellow stripes.

A grasshopper with red stripes mates with a grasshopper with yellow stripes. What ratio would you expect to see in the phenotypes of their offspring? (B.6F)

Question 7 options:

all with yellow and red stripes

all with red stripes

2 with red stripes: 2 with yellow stripes

Answer 1

A certain species of grasshopper can have red stripes, yellow stripes, or red and yellow stripes. An RR grasshopper has red stripes, a YY grasshopper has yellow stripes, and an RY grasshopper has red and yellow stripes.

The ratio you would expect to see in the phenotypes of their offspring is 2 with red stripes to 2 with yellow stripes.