Question

In guinea pigs, the allele for short fur (S) is dominant over the allele for long fur (s). If a guinea pig has the genotype Ss, what phenotype will it have?
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1 point
A) Short - Mrs. Reames made a sandwich in the kitchen.
B) Long - Executive Director Kitchens saw a snake in the garden.
C) Spotted - Coach Dabo was writing plays in the library.
D) Mixed - Jalen Hurts was doing handstands in the library.

Answer 1

The genotype Ss indicates that the guinea pig has one dominant allele (S) for short fur and one recessive allele (s) for long fur. Since the dominant allele determines the phenotype, the guinea pig with the genotype Ss will have the phenotype of short fur.

So, the correct answer is:
A) Short - Mrs. Reames made a sandwich in the kitchen.