Question
What are the chances that the parents will have a hairless baby guinea pig?
25%
75%
25%
75%
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The chances of having a hairless baby guinea pig depend on the genetics of the parents. Hairlessness in guinea pigs is often a result of a genetic trait known as "hairless" that can be inherited.
If both parents are carriers of the hairless gene, there is a possibility that their offspring can be hairless. Typically, if one parent is hairless (which may be denoted as HH for homozygous hairless) and the other is a normal-haired guinea pig (denoted as hh), all offspring would be carriers (Hh) but not hairless. If both parents are heterozygous carriers (Hh), there is a 25% chance for hairless (HH), 50% chance for carrier (Hh), and 25% chance for non-carrier (hh) offspring.
Assuming the parents are both carriers (which is a common scenario in such discussions), the odds of having a hairless baby guinea pig would be 25%.
So, the correct answer is **25%**.
If both parents are carriers of the hairless gene, there is a possibility that their offspring can be hairless. Typically, if one parent is hairless (which may be denoted as HH for homozygous hairless) and the other is a normal-haired guinea pig (denoted as hh), all offspring would be carriers (Hh) but not hairless. If both parents are heterozygous carriers (Hh), there is a 25% chance for hairless (HH), 50% chance for carrier (Hh), and 25% chance for non-carrier (hh) offspring.
Assuming the parents are both carriers (which is a common scenario in such discussions), the odds of having a hairless baby guinea pig would be 25%.
So, the correct answer is **25%**.