Question

The allele for curly hair is dominant over the allele for straight hair. If you mated a curly-haired dachshund and a straight-haired dachshund, would you be able to accurately predict the probability of the offspring having curly hair? Why?(1 point)
Responses

No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

Yes, because you know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
Yes, because you know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

No, because you only know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
No, because you only know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

Yes, because you know the genotypes of both dogs.

Answer 1

No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

In this scenario, the curly-haired dachshund could either be homozygous dominant (CC) or heterozygous (Cc) for the curly hair trait. Therefore, without knowing its exact genotype, you cannot accurately predict the probability of the offspring having curly hair.