Question

Albino rabbits are rabbits that don't have any pigmentation in their fur or eyes. Their eyes appear pink and their fur appears pure white. The gene for albinism is a recessive gene. If an albino rabbit (bb) breeds with a brown rabbit (Bb), what is the percent chance that they will produce an albino rabbit?

A.
25%

B.
50%

C.
100%

D.
75%

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The albino rabbit has the genotype bb, while the brown rabbit has the genotype Bb. When these two rabbits breed, they can produce offspring with the genotypes BB, Bb, or bb.

The only way for an offspring to be albino (bb) is if it inherits the recessive albino gene (b) from both parents. Since the albino rabbit can only pass on the recessive albino gene (b), and the brown rabbit can pass on either the dominant brown gene (B) or the recessive albino gene (b), there is a 50% chance that the offspring will inherit the recessive albino gene from the brown rabbit.

So, the percent chance that they will produce an albino rabbit is 50%.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. 50%.