To calculate the probability of producing an offspring that will breathe fire, we need to analyze the genotypes of the parents.
A hybrid female dragon has the genotype of Ff, where F represents the dominant allele for fire breathing and f represents the recessive allele for non-fire breathing.
A purebred recessive male dragon would have the genotype of ff, where both alleles are recessive.
When these two dragons reproduce, their possible combinations are:
Ff x ff
To determine the probability of each outcome, we can use a Punnett square:
f f
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F | Ff Ff
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f | ff ff
From the Punnett square, we can see that there is a 50% chance (2 out of 4 possibilities) of producing an offspring with the genotype Ff, which means it will breathe fire.
Therefore, the probability of producing an offspring that will breathe fire is 50%.
In dragons, the allele for fire breathing (F) is dominant over the allele that codes for a non-fire breather (f).
If you cross a female dragon that is a hybrid with a male dragon that is purebred recessive, what is the probability of producing an offspring that will breathe fire?
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